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2012 Value of Professional Services
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2012 SALARY SURVEY

FOREWORD
The Value of Professional Services is one of APEGAs most highly sought after documents distributed by Member Services. It provides APEGA members, both individual and corporations, with an unbiased salary and benefits comparison across a wide range of industries in Alberta. This year, 87 employers participated to give 9,500 APEGA member data points, representing APEGAs 10 regional branches and 10 industry sectors. The purpose of this salary survey and the Value of Professional Services report is to encourage fair compensation for individual practitioners while helping corporations remain competitive in an aggressive labour market. APEGA encourages you to use this, along with any other resources you may have at your disposal, to ensure and/or to provide compensation that reflects the appropriate value, keeping in mind current labour-market conditions. We appreciate the effort required by the companies who participate in this survey. Without your help, this service would not be possible. If the over 13,000 hits by individual IP addresses this past year provides any indication, your efforts are appreciated by everyone. APEGA will continue to respond to requests to provide new information in new formats that you may find valuable. Any comments on the document are welcome and can be addressed to myself: Jessica Vandenberghe at (780) 426-3990 or (800) 661-7020 or jvandenberghe@apega.ca. Highlights of this report are also in the September 2012 PEG magazine. Thank you for your continued support and a special thanks to Laricina Energy Ltd. for supplying the cover photo for this years edition. Sincerely,
Jessica Vandenberghe, P.Eng., M.Sc. APEGA Director, Outreach and Member Services
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This year, 87 employers participated giving over 9,500 APEGA members data points, all of which represents APEGAs 10 regional branches and 10 industry sectors. For engineers, across all industry, the average base salary ranged from $49,911 for an A- (co-op student) responsibility level to $212,095 for an F+ responsibility category. For geoscientists, across all industry, the average base salary ranged from $50,613 for an A- (co-op student) responsibility level to $230,971 for an F+ responsibility category. As expected, base salaries across all responsibility categories (ranging from A- to F+) have increased for both engineers and geoscientists, with the exception of the F+ management engineer, which decreased by 1.5%. The range in increase was from 1.8 to 4.9% for engineers and 1.6 to 14.5% for geoscientists. It is well known that a labour shortage is upon us, which is expected to continue well over the next decade. As more engineers and geoscientists leave the workforce, the demand for experienced professionals will increase. This is apparent in an increase in the number of hits to APEGAs job board. As such, APEGA predicts the increase in salary from 2012 to 2013 to be 2.4% (taking into account a 0.4% increase in Alberta inflation). Participants in the salary survey predict a salary increase of 3.3% (having a range from 2.2 to 7.5%). Another expected outcome from the resulting labour shortage will be an increase in both total compensation as well as more diverse benefits. Along with increases in both salary and compensation, the majority of industry is looking to tap into other possible pools of potential members, especially those of internationally educated graduates, females, and Aboriginals. Initiatives to attract, retain and advance these individuals within the engineering or geoscience profession have arisen in the form of outreach and diversity programming. APEGA has established partnerships and collaborations with government, industry and various outreach organizations and has set an aggressive target of increasing the female members to 30% and Aboriginal members to 2% by 2030. To support this, the salary survey will be one means to gather information to better gauge progress. It is expected that this report will encourage fair compensation for individual practitioners while helping corporations remain competitive in an aggressive labour market. APEGA encourages you to use this and any other resources you may have at your disposal to ensure fair compensation that reflects the value provided by the practitioner, keeping in mind current labour-market conditions. In order to continue this worthwhile endeavor, APEGA would like to encourage more participation from permit holders to ensure accuracy and representation.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES SALARY SURVEY OVERVIEW APEGA Overview Background and Purpose Salary Survey Data Collection Method Statistics of the 2012 Participants HOW TO USE THE SALARY SURVEY Overview Definition and Terminology STEP 1: Determine your Responsibility Category STEP 2: Determine your 2012 Base Salary Results for your Responsibility Category 2012 Base Salary RESULTS Data Outliers for Industry Data Set All Industry Base Salary for Engineers Base Salary by Industry Category for Engineers All Industry Base Salary for Geoscientists Base Salary by Industry Category for Geoscientists STEP 3: Determine your Estimated Salary Adjustment Inflation Factor Demand Factor Level of Performance Factor STEP 4: Determine your 2012 Total Compensation Results for your Responsibility Category 2012 Total Compensation RESULTS All Industry Total Compensation for Engineers Total Compensation by Industry Category for Engineers All Industry Total Compensation for Geoscientists Total Compensation by Industry Category for Geoscientists FULL SALARY SURVEY RESULTS Overview Gender Data by Responsibility Category for Engineers Gender Data by Responsibility Category for Geoscientists Gender Data by Industry Category for Engineers Gender Data by Industry Category for Geoscientists Location Data by Responsibility Category for Engineers Location Data by Responsibility Category for Geoscientists Years of Experience Data for Engineers Years of Experience Data for Geoscientists Company Size Data for Engineers Company Size Data for Geoscientists All Survey Data for Benefits Salary Survey Results Relevant to University Students
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
REFERENCES APPENDIX A: Salary Survey Questionnaire APPENDIX B: List of 2012 Participating Companies APPENDIX C: Advanced Method of Determining Responsibility Category APPENDIX D: Sample Benchmark Job Descriptions and Corresponding Ratings APPENDIX E: Outlier Data for Filtering APPENDIX F: Raw Engineering Data Prior to Filtering APPENDIX G: Raw Geoscientist Data Prior to Filtering 93 94 97 99 112 119 121 130
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Number of APEGAs Permit holders and Members per Location (as of June 30, 2012). 12 Table 2: Number of Participating Companies by Company Size. 14 Table 3: Number of Participating Employees Counted per Region, Designation, and Gender. 14 Table 4: Summary of Participating Companies by Industry Sector. 16 Table 5: Definitions of the Statistical Numbers Reported. 20 Table 6: Annual Engineer Base Salary for All Industries. 29 Table 7: Annual Engineer Base Salary Percentage Increase. 29 Table 8: Annual Engineer Base Salary Comparison between the Industry Categories. 30 Table 9: Annual Engineer Base Salary for within CONSULTING SERVICES. 32 Table 10: Annual Engineer Base Salary within ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, and CONSTRUCTION. 33 Table 11: Annual Engineer Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (except oil and gas). 34 Table 12: Annual Engineer Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas). 35 Table 13: Annual Engineer Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (durables). 36 Table 14: Annual Engineer Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (non-durables). 37 Table 15: Annual Engineer Base Salary within SERVICE AND CONTROL (not for profit). 38 Table 16: Annual Engineer Base Salary within SERVICE (for profit). 39 Table 17: Annual Engineer Base Salary within UTILITY (rate controlled). 40 Table 18: Annual Engineer Base Salary within ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. 41 Table 19: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for All Industries. 42 Table 20: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary Percentage Increase. 42 Table 21: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary Comparison between the Industry Categories. 43 Table 22: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within CONSULTING SERVICES. 45 Table 23: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (except oil and gas). 45 Table 24: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas). 46 Table 25: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within SERVICE AND CONTROL (not for profit). 47 Table 26: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within SERVICE (for profit). 47 Table 27: Benefits Overview from Participants. 51 Table 28: Annual Engineer Total Compensation for All Industries. 51 Table 29: Annual Engineer Total Compensation Comparison between Industry Categories. 52 Table 30: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES. 54 Table 31: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, AND CONSTRUCTION. 54 Table 32: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (except oil and gas). 54 Table 33: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas). 54 Table 34: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within MANUFACTURING (durables). 55 Table 35: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within MANUFACTURING (non-durables). 55 Table 36: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within SERVICE (not for profit). 55 Table 37: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within SERVICE (for profit). 55 Table 38: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within UTILITY (rate controlled). 56 Table 39: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. 56 Table 40: Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation for All Industries. 57 Table 41: Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation Comparison between Industry Categories. 58 Table 42: Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation within CONSULTING SERVICES. 60 Table 43: Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (except oil and gas). 60 Table 44: Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas).60 Table 45: Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation within SERVICE AND CONTROL (not for profit). 60 Table 46: Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation within SERVICE (for profit). 61 Table 47: Gender Distribution for Responsibility Category for Engineers. 62 Table 48: Salary Comparison by Gender for Responsibility Category for Engineers. 63 Table 49: Male Engineer Annual Base Salary Data for All Industries. 64 Table 50: Female Engineer Annual Base Salary Data for All Industries. 64
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 51: Undeclared Gender Engineer Annual Base Salary Data for All Industries. Table 52: Gender Distribution for Responsibility Category for Geoscientists. Table 53: Salary Comparison by Gender for Responsibility Category for Geoscientists. Table 54: Male Geoscientist Annual Base Salary Data for All Industries . Table 55: Female Geoscientist Annual Base Salary Data for All Industries . Table 56: Undeclared Gender Geoscientist Annual Base Salary Data for All Industries. Table 57: Gender Data by Industry Category for Engineers. Table 58: Gender Data by Industry Category for Geoscientists. Table 59: Participants by Location and Gender for Engineers. Table 60: Impact of Location by Responsibility Category on Base Salary for Engineers. Table 61: Impact of Location by Responsibility Category on Base Salary for Male Engineers. Table 62: Impact of Location by Responsibility Category on Base Salary for Female Engineers. Table 63: Impact of Location by Responsibility Category on Base Salary for Undeclared Gender Engineers. Table 64: Participants by Location and Gender for Geoscientists. Table 65: Impact of Location by Responsibility Category on Base Salary for Geoscientists. Table 66: Impact of Location by Responsibility Category on Base Salary for Male Geoscientists. Table 67: Impact of Location by Responsibility Category on Base Salary for Female Geoscientists. Table 68: Impact of Location by Responsibility Category on Base Salary for Undeclared Gender Geoscientists. Table 69: Participants by Gender for Years of Experience Since Graduation for Engineers. Table 70: Base Salary by Years of Experience Since Graduation for Engineers. Table 71: Base Salary by Years of Experience and Responsibility Category for Engineers. Table 72: Participants by Gender for Years of Experience Since Graduation for Geoscientists. Table 73: Base Salary by Years of Experience Since Graduation for Geoscientists. Table 74: Base Salary by Years of Experience and Responsibility Category for Geoscientists. Table 75: Company Size Annual Engineer Base Salary for All Industries. Table 76: Annual Engineer Base Salary for Company Size 1 to 10 Employees. Table 77: Annual Engineer Base Salary for Company Size 11 to 20 Employees. Table 78: Annual Engineer Base Salary for Company Size 21 to 50 Employees. Table 79: Annual Engineer Base Salary for Company Size 51 to 100 Employees. Table 80: Annual Engineer Base Salary for Company Size 101 to 250 Employees. Table 81: Annual Engineer Base Salary for Company Size 251 to 500 Employees. Table 82: Annual Engineer Base Salary for Company Size over 500 Employees. Table 83: Company Size Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for All Industries. Table 84: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for Company Size 11 to 20 Employees. Table 85: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for Company Size 51 to 100 Employees. Table 86: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for Company Size 101 to 250 Employees. Table 87: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for Company Size 251 to 500 Employees. Table 88: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for Company Size over 500 Employees. Table 89: Number of Work Hours for the Participant Companies. Table 90: Data for Vacation Entitlement by Years of Service. Table 91: Gender Data for Participating Engineer Co-op Students. Table 92: Annual Base Salary for Engineering Co-op Students. Table 93: Gender Data by Graduate Degree for Engineers. Table 94: Annual Base Salary by Graduate Degree for Engineers. Table C1: Blank Form to Determine your Job Factor Rating. Table C2: Determining your Responsibility Category and Job Title. Table C3: Description and Points for Duties Job Factor. Table C4: Description and Points for Education Required Job Factor. Table C5: Description and Points for Experience Required Job Factor. Table C6: Description and Points for Decision Making Job Factor. Table C7: Description and Points for Supervision Received Job Factor. Table C8: Description and Points for your Supervisory Authority Job Factor. Table C9: Description and Points for your Supervisory Extent Job Factor. 2012 Value of Professional Services 64 65 66 66 67 67 68 69 70 71 71 71 71 73 75 75 75 75 77 78 78 81 82 82 84 86 86 86 86 87 87 87 88 88 88 88 89 89 91 91 92 92 92 92 99 99 100 102 102 103 104 105 106
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LIST OF TABLES
Table C10: Description and Points for Physical Demands Job Factor. 107 Table C11: Description and Points for Job Environment Job Factor. 108 Table C12: Description and Points for Job Related Travel Job Factor. 109 Table C13: Description and Points for Job Safety Job Factor. 110 Table E1: All Industry Outlier Data. 119 Table E2: Outlier Data for each Industry Category. 119 Table E3: Outlier Data for Years of Experience Data Set. 120 Table E4: Company Size Data Set Outliers. 120 Table F1: Annual Engineer Base Salary for All Industries (Raw Data). 121 Table F2: Annual Engineer Base Salary for All Industries over the Past 10 Years (Filtered Data for Figure). 121 Table F3: Annual Engineer Base Salary for within CONSULTING SERVICES (Raw Data). 121 Table F4: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary for within CONSULTING SERVICES (Filtered Data for Figure). 122 Table F5: Annual Engineer Base Salary within ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, and CONSTRUCTION (Raw Data). 122 Table F6: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary for within ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, and CONSTRUCTION (Filtered Data for Figure). 122 Table F7: Annual Engineer Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (except oil and gas) (Raw Data). 123 Table F8: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (except oil and gas) (Filtered Data for Figure). 123 Table F9: Annual Engineer Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas) (Raw Data). 123 Table F10: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas) (Filtered Data for Figure). 124 Table F11: Annual Engineer Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (durables) (Raw Data). 124 Table F12: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (durables) (Filtered Data for Figure). 124 Table F13: Annual Engineer Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (non-durables) (Raw Data). 125 Table F14: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (non-durables) (Filtered Data for Figure). 125 Table F15: Annual Engineer Base Salary within SERVICE AND CONTROL (not for profit) (Raw Data). 125 Table F16: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within SERVICE AND CONTROL (not for profit) (Filtered Data for Figure). 126 Table F17: Annual Engineer Base Salary within SERVICE (for profit) (Raw Data). 126 Table F18: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within SERVICE (for profit) (Filtered Data for Figure). 126 Table F19: Annual Engineer Base Salary within UTILITY (rate controlled) (Raw Data). 127 Table F20: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within UTILITY (rate controlled) (Filtered Data for Figure). 127 Table F21: Annual Engineer Base Salary within ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (Raw Data). 127 Table F22: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (Filtered Data for Figure). 128 Table F23: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Total Compensation for All Industries (Filtered Data for Figure) 128 Table F24: Base Salary by Years of Experience Since Graduation for Engineers (Raw Data). 128 Table F25: Annual Engineer Base Salary for Company Size 51 to 100 Employees (Raw Data). 129 Table F26: Annual Engineer Base Salary for Company Size 251 to 500 Employees (Raw Data). 129 Table F27: Annual Engineer Base Salary for Company Size over 500 Employees (Raw Data). 129 Table G1: Annual Geoscientists Base Salary for All Industries (Raw Data). 130 Table G2: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for All Industries over the Past 10 Years (Filtered Data for Figure). 130
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LIST OF TABLES
Table G3: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within CONSULTING SERVICES (Raw Data). Table G4: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within CONSULTING SERVICES (Filtered Data for Figure). Table G5: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, and CONSTRUCTION (Filtered Data). Table G6: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (except oil and gas) (Filtered Data). Table G7: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas) (Filtered Data for Figure). Table G8: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (durables) (Filtered Data). Table G9: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (non-durables) (Filtered Data). Table G10: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within SERVICE (not for profit) (Filtered Data for Figure). Table G11: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within SERVICE (for profit) (Filtered Data). Table G12: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within UTILITY (rate controlled) (Filtered Data). Table G13: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (Filtered Data). Table G14: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation for All Industries (Filtered Data for Figure). Table G15: Base Salary by Years of Experience Since Graduation for Geoscientists (Raw Data). Table G16: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for Company Size over 500 Employees (Raw Data). 130 131 131 132 132 133 133 134 134 135 135 136 136 136
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: APEGAs Regional Branches throughout Alberta. Figure 2: The Components of Salary used within this Report. Figure 3: The Components of Benefits used within this Report. Figure 4: A Pictorial Definition of the Statistical Numbers Reported. Figure 5: Overview of Generic Titles based on Responsibility Categories. Figure 6: Annual Engineer Base Salary for All Industries over the Past 10 Years. Figure 7: Annual Engineer Base Salary Comparison between the Industry Categories. Figure 8: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary for within CONSULTING SERVICES. Figure 9: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary for within ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, and CONSTRUCTION. Figure 10: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (except oil and gas). Figure 11: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas). Figure 12: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (durables). Figure 13: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (non-durables). Figure 14: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within SERVICE AND CONTROL (not for profit). Figure 15: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within SERVICE (for profit). Figure 16: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within UTILITY (rate controlled). Figure 17: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. Figure 18: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for All Industries over the Past 10 Years. Figure 19: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary Comparison between the Industry Categories. Figure 20: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within CONSULTING SERVICES. Figure 21: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas). Figure 22: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within SERVICE AND CONTROL (not for profit). Figure 23: Trend of Consumer Price Index. Figure 24: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Total Compensation for All Industries. Figure 25: Annual Engineer Total Compensation Comparison between Industry Categories. Figure 26: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation for All Industries. Figure 27: Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation Comparison between Industry Categories. Figure 28: Gender Distribution based on Responsibility Category for Engineers. Figure 29: Salary Comparison by Gender across the Responsibility Categories for Engineers. Figure 30: Gender Distribution based on Responsibility Category for Geoscientists. Figure 31: Salary Comparison by Gender across the Responsibility Categories for Geoscientists. Figure 32: Gender Comparison across Industry Categories for Engineers. Figure 33: Gender Comparison across Industry Categories for Geoscientists. Figure 34: Participants by Location and Gender for Engineers. Figure 35: Comparison of Base Salary by Location and Responsibility Category for Engineers. Figure 36: Participants by Location and Gender for Geoscientists. Figure 37: Comparison of Base Salary by Location and Responsibility Category for Geoscientists. Figure 38: Participants by Years of Experience Since Graduation for Engineers. Figure 39: Participants by Gender for Years of Experience Since Graduation for Engineers. Figure 40: Trend for Base Salary by Years of Experience Since Graduation for Engineers. Figure 41: Base Salary Comparison by Years of Experience and Responsibility Category for Engineers. Figure 42: Participants by Years of Experience Since Graduation for Geoscientists. Figure 43: Participants by Gender for Years of Experience Since Graduation for Geoscientists. Figure 44: Trend for Base Salary by Years of Experience Since Graduation for Geoscientists. Figure 45: Base Salary by Years of Experience and Responsibility Category for Geoscientists. Figure 46: Comparison of Base Salary across Company Size Categories for Engineers. Figure 47: Comparison of Base Salary across Company Size Categories for Geoscientists. Figure 48: Number of Work Hours for the Participant Companies. 13 17 18 20 22 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 47 48 52 53 57 59 62 63 65 66 68 69 70 72 73 74 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 85 90 91
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SALARY SURVEY OVERVIEW

APEGA Overview
The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) has been a vibrant and progressive self-governing association since 1920. We serve the public interest by regulating the practices of engineering and geoscience in Alberta, by providing leadership for our professions, and by upholding our members in their professional practice. It is hoped that APEGA will be a valued agent of excellence in professional practice and an internationally respected leader of the engineering and geoscience professions. All Alberta practicing engineers and geoscientists must be registered with APEGA as members and all Alberta companies practicing engineering and geoscience must be registered with APEGA as permit holders. A number of permit holders and members practice both nationally and internationally and may hold multiple engineering and geoscientist registrations, depending on the geographic region in which they are working. An engineer and geoscientist must obey the rules and regulations pertaining to practicing within the geographic location of the work they are doing. Currently, APEGA has over 65,000 members and over 4,200 permit holders. Table 1 shows the total permit holders and members, also broken down by gender, in each APEGA branch as well as outside of Alberta [1]. Figure 1 shows the 10 regional branches of APEGA within Alberta. Table 1: Number of APEGAs Permit Holders and Members per Location (as of June 30, 2012).
APEGA Branch Regions Permit Holders Total Members Male/Female/Undeclared Gender Edmonton 898 15365 85.7% / 14.0% / 0.3% Calgary 2409 35196 83.7% / 15.7% / 0.6% Peace Region 33 456 85.7% / 14.3% / 0% Fort McMurray 12 1598 84.4% / 15.4% / 0.2% Lakeland 7 179 84.9% / 14.0% / 1.1% Vermillion River 15 264 89.4% / 10.6% / 0% Yellowhead 15 205 80.5% / 19.5% / 0% Central Alberta 89 1031 86.6% / 13.1% / 0.3% Medicine Hat 23 261 88.9% / 10.7% / 0.4% Lethbridge 33 433 91.0% / 8.3% / 0.7% Canada (outside AB) 605 7033 91.3% / 8.6% / 0.1% United States 139 2265 92.5% / 7.5% / 0% United Kingdom 0 109 92.7% / 7.3% / 0% International 4 838 91.6% / 8.2% / 0.1% Undeclared 0 8 75.0% / 0% / 25% Total 4282 65241 85.6% / 14.0% / 0.4%
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Figure 1: APEGAs Regional Branches throughout Alberta.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

APEGA has conducted the salary survey for many years as a means to uphold our members in their professional practice. Member services realize the importance of a fair comparison tool for both salary and compensation across the province. It is clear that the professions are involved in the major aspects of Albertas and Canadas economic growth. The science of economics is quite complex and it has to be understood by users of this document, that the most important variable to determining salary ranges for any given occupation is the market. The relationship between supply and demand for a single profession (engineering or geoscience) can be affected in many ways and these factors differ from those that affect a different profession or occupation. This salary survey is a small snapshot of what a portion of Albertas industries do for salary and compensation and should be used in perspective.
SALARY SURVEY DATA COLLECTION METHOD

This years salary survey was sent to all Alberta permit holders registered with APEGA that have a member size larger than two (the company size itself may be larger) [2]. It is felt that companies with less than two members will bias the survey. The survey is completed by the company Human Resources Department. The data requested is for the past 12 months (for the deadline in June, companies include annual data from June 2011 to May 2012). To view the questionnaire, please see Appendix A. All information gathered is anonymous. Information is gathered around base salary, additional cash, and compensation information based on the level of responsibility for each Professional Engineer / Geoscience position within the company. Also collected are the employees year of graduation and gender.
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The results are compiled and reported in September. To view past versions of the salary survey, please visit the following APEGA link: http://www.apega.ca/Members/Publications/salarysurvey.html. [3] There is no cost for participation or use of this salary survey. This is done to provide a free service to members and to encourage as much industry participation as possible. If you are interested in taking part in next years survey and did not receive the salary survey package this year, please ensure your APEGA profile and information is up to date or e-mail either: Jessica Vandenberghe (jvandenberghe@apega.ca) or Sarah Manning (smanning@apega.ca).
STATISTICS OF THE 2012 PARTICIPANTS

For the 2012 salary survey, a total of 87 employers participated, for a list of participants, please see Appendix B. There were a total of 9,640 employee data points, but 5 of these data points were incomplete, leaving a total of 9,635 data points prior to removing outliers. Tables 2 and 3 give more detail as to the size of company as well as APEGA branch region, designation, and gender, all prior to removing salary outlier data points. Table 2: Number of Participating Companies by Company Size.
Company Number of Size Companies 1 to 10 6 11 to 20 3 21 to 50 4 51 to 100 13 101 to 250 11 251 to 500 13 Over 500 37 Total 87
Table 3: Number of Participating Employees Counted per Region, Designation, and Gender.
APEGA Branch Region Employees Counted Engineers / Geoscientists Male/Female/Undeclared Gender Edmonton 2489 2432 / 57 84.0% / 13.7% / 2.3% Calgary 5095 4639 / 456 74.8% / 18.9% / 6.2% Peace Region 96 96 / 0 87.5% / 12.5% / 0% Fort McMurray 1188 1157 / 31 83.9% / 16.1% / 0% Lakeland 27 27 / 0 11.1% / 0% / 88.9% Vermillion River 53 53 / 0 94.3% / 5.7% / 0% Yellowhead 14 14 / 0 71.4% / 28.6% / 0% Central Alberta 223 223 / 0 78.5% / 21.5% / 0% Medicine Hat 16 16 / 0 100% / 0% / 0% Lethbridge 30 30 / 0 93.3% / 6.7% / 0% Undeclared 404 383 / 21 34.9% / 7.2% / 57.9% Canada (Outside AB) 0 N/A N/A Total 9635 9070 / 565 76.9% / 16.6% / 6.6%
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Each participating company also categorized themselves into the following industry sectors: Engineering and Geoscientist Consulting Services o Includes firms whose major activity and source of income is from providing engineering and geoscience consultation (e.g. design, evaluations, advice, inspection, mapping surveys, etc.). The consulting service may require data production and/or gathering. o Examples: basic research, laboratory work, surveying, gas well testing, financial studies. Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) o Includes firms whose major business focuses on services in the EPC sector such as design, procurement, management, or construction for residential, commercial, industrial facilities, or industrial processes. o Examples: plant design, major project work. Resource Exploitation (except oil and gas) o Includes firms whose business involves engineering and geoscience as support for exploration, production, upgrading, and/or marketing for all resources except oil and gas. o Examples: exploration, basic upgrading, marketing of coal, lumber, etc. Resource Exploitation (only oil and gas) o Includes firms, whose business involves engineering and geoscience as support for exploration, production, upgrading, and/or marketing for oil and gas only. o Examples: exploration, basic upgrading, marketing for conventional oil and gas, heavy oil, or oil sand industries. Manufacturing (durables) o Includes firms whose business deals with manufacture of machinery, equipment, product, or tools involving various durable materials. o Examples: wood products, concrete products, steel fabrications, plastic products. Manufacturing (non-durables) o Includes firms whose business deals with manufacture of machinery, equipment, product, or tools involving various non-durable materials. o Examples: food products, rubber, pharmaceutical, chemicals, paints, pulp and paper. Service and Control (not for profit) o Includes not-for-profit organizations that involve engineering and geoscience. o Examples: government, educational organizations, crown corporations, government R&D. Service (for profit) o Includes firms whose business is not primarily engineering or geoscience, but does include indirect use of engineering and geoscience. o Examples: transportation companies (pipeline, truck, rail, ship, etc.), storage, financial services, general sales and supply, manufacturers associations . Utility (rate controlled) o Includes firms whose rate of return is controlled by public policy and closely resemble a service-type organization. Advanced Technologies o Includes firms whose primary business involves development of or use of advanced technologies. o Examples: information technology services and consulting, computer hardware/software development, system/network analysis, robotics, microelectronics, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing technologies.
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A summary of participating companies per industry sector is shown in Table 4. Table 4: Summary of Participating Companies by Industry Sector. Number of Industry Sector Companies Engineering, Geological, Geophysical Consulting Service 26 Engineering, Procurement and Construction 16 Resource Exploitation (except oil & gas) 3 Resource Exploitation (oil & gas only) 15 Manufacturing (durables) 2 Manufacturing (non-durables) 4 Service and Control (not for profit) 2 Service (for profit) 8 Utility (rate controlled) 7 Advanced Technologies 4 Total 87 Based on the above tables regarding the company participation, it is apparent that the survey participants can be considered a random sample of Alberta Industry for a wide range of company size and region.
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HOW TO USE THE SALARY SURVEY

OVERVIEW
The intention of this survey is to provide a fair and unbiased comparison tool for both salary and compensation across the province for employee and employer reference. The use of this guide, along with any other salary and compensation data, to justify changes to a members current compensation is the sole responsibility of the member to take forward to their employer. This guide can also be used by companies to ensure that they are remaining competitive in the engineering and geoscience market and providing fair compensation to their employees. The following section will outline the steps that will allow you to accurately use the salary survey information. The steps include: 1. Determine your Responsibility Category; 2. Determine your 2012 Base Salary Results for your Responsibility Category; 3. Determine your Estimated Salary Adjustment; 4. Determine your 2012 Total Compensation Results for your Responsibility Category. It is vital that you accurately determine your responsibility category, as interpretation of the salary survey results depends on this. If you are unsure of your category, please work with your employer and/or Human Resources representative.
DEFINITION AND TERMINOLOGY

Throughout the next section, there will be use of several terms that will be clarified here. When using this report, it is important to keep in mind that both salary and benefits should be considered since both are part of the total payroll cost of an employee. It is worth noting that the total payroll cost of an employee does not include office space, secretarial help, insurance, etc., which are added to the company payroll when an employee starts. Figures 2 and 3 show a pictorial definition of the terminology used in this report.
Salary
Base Salary
Overtime Compensation Qualifications and type depend on responsibility level and company policy.
Time Worked at Normal Rates
Time-not-worked Benefits Includes: Time off from work (employee not at place of work) or periods when employee is at work but not working (for monthly/yearly paid employees); Payments in lieu of holiday/vacation days (for hourly paid employees); Statutory Holidays; Vacation Time; Other Time off for Special Reason (e.g. personal days, travel time, jury duty, bereavement, parental leave, etc.)
Figure 2: The Components of Salary used within this Report.
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Benefits
General Benefits Qualifications and type depend on responsibility level and company policy. A payment by the employer to the employee directly or to a third party on behalf or the employee to secure for the employee an advantage or protection of benefit to the employee. Includes: Cash Benefit Payments (e.g. pension, medical/dental, CPP, Unemployment insurance, Workers Compensation, severance pay); No Cash Benefit Provision at no or reduced cost to the employee (e.g. fitness reimbursement, parking, educational opportunities, group benefits/discounts);
Additional Cash Compensation Qualifications and type depend on responsibility level and company policy. A payment by the employer to the employee directly or to a third party on behalf or the employee to secure for the employee an advantage or protection of benefit to the employee. Includes: Cash Bonus payments; Profit Sharing payments; Performance/Merit Bonus; Productivity/Gain sharing; Commissions
Other Compensation Qualifications and type depend on responsibility level and company policy. A payment by the employer to the employee directly or to a third party on behalf or the employee to secure for the employee an advantage or protection of benefit to the employee. Includes: Stock Options/Purchases; Work Vehicle; Vehicle Allowance; Parking
Figure 3: The Components of Benefits used within this Report. Salary is broken into two parts: base salary and overtime compensation. Depending on your responsibility level and the company itself, overtime compensation may or may not be given. The base salary (also referred to as quoted yearly salary or regular salary) includes pay for time worked at normal rates plus the cost of the benefits for time-not-worked. Base salary does not include payment of overtime. The benefits for time-not-worked are a payment made to the employee for the following: (a) Time off from work (the employee does not have to be at the place of work), or periods when the employee is at work but not working and for which there is no reduction to the quoted yearly salary (for monthly or yearly paid employees); (b) Payment in lieu of holiday days and vacation days (for hourly paid employees); (c) Holiday payment. This includes the nine statutory holidays in Alberta as well as holidays declared by Federal, Provincial, or Municipal authorities and authorized by the company. These currently include: Statutory holidays: New Years Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, and Christmas Day Declared Holidays: Boxing Day and Heritage Day (d) Vacation days; (e) Other days and/or periods such as: sick leave not covered by general benefits. For example travel time, clean-up time, rest and/or coffee periods, personal leave with approval (example: jury duty, voting, bereavement, maternity, paternity, etc.).
The benefits portion can also be broken into three parts: General benefits; Additional cash compensation; Other compensation. The general benefits are a payment by the employer to the employee directly or to a third party on behalf of the employee in order to secure the employee an advantage or protection of benefit to the employee. 2012 Value of Professional Services Page 18 of 136
Provision by the employer or the making available of (at no or reduced cost) some facility, object or service of benefit to the employer. This benefit includes: (a) Cash Benefit Payments made by the employer on the behalf of the employee for: a. Pension or superannuation provisions; b. Plans for hospital, medical, dental, sickness, disability, life, income maintenance or the like; c. Canada Pension Plan, unemployment insurance, workers compensation plans; d. Termination or severance pay, the premium portion of premium pay, relocation assistance. (b) No cash benefit provision by the employer at no or reduced cost to the employee of: recreation facilities and/or equipment, food, lodging, loans, parking, transportation, educational opportunities, discounts on company products, etc. It should be noted that the pension or superannuation provision does not include amounts which the employer sets aside to fund what might be called incentive or productivity plans such as profit sharing plans and onetime bonus plans, which are based on productivity measures. These plans should be considered and administered apart from the basic salary and benefit system in order to preserve the integrity of the basic system. Additional cash compensation includes direct payments to the employee in the form of the following: Cash bonus payments; Employee savings plan matching; Employer contributions to RRSPs; Profit sharing payments; Performance/merit bonus; Productivity/gain sharing; Commissions; Other. The other compensation category of benefits includes: Stock options/purchases; Work Vehicle; Vehicle Allowance; Parking; Other. The total compensation quoted is the sum of the base salary, additional cash compensation, overtime compensation, and other compensation.
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When reporting the salary survey numbers, there are several statistics that will be used, as shown in Table 5 and Figure 4. Table 5: Definitions of the Statistical Numbers Reported. Statistical Term Definition Average (Mean) Numerical average. Mode The most common value. Median (D50) The middle value (value at which 50% of the population is below). Min Value The minimum value of the data set. Max Value The maximum value of the data set. D10 (Low Decile) Value at which 10% of the population is below. D25 (Low Quartile) Value at which 25% of the population is below. D75 (High Quartile) Value at which 75% of the population is below. D90 (High Decile) Value at which 90% of the population is below.
Mode Median
Mean (average)
Population
25%
75%
10% 90%
Min
Max D25 D10
D50
Salary
D75
80% Confidence Interval
D90
Full Range
Figure 4: A Pictorial Definition of the Statistical Numbers Reported. In the cases where the statistic cannot be calculated, the table will list no value. This differs from the no data comment. As a point of interest, an indication of whether the data set is positively or negatively skewed can be determined by finding the difference between the mean and the mode. A negatively skewed data set is where the mean is less than the mode, whereas a positively skewed data set is where the mean is greater than the mode.
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STEP 1: DETERMINE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY CATEGORY

The first step is to determine your responsibility category. It is vital that you accurately determine your responsibility category, as interpretation of the salary survey results depends on this. If you are unsure of your category, please work with your employer and/or Human Resources representative. Figure 5 gives a high level overview of each responsibility category (A- through F+), including a generic title and description. The tables following give a more detailed description for the Responsibility Levels based on: Duties; Recommendations, Decisions, and Commitments; Supervision Received; Leadership Authority and/or Supervision Exercised; Guide to Entrance Qualifications. To more accurately determine your Responsibility Category (A- through F+), please refer to Appendix C, which gives a more detailed survey based on job duties, education required for your position, experience required for your position, decisions, supervision received, leadership authority, supervision extent, physical demands, job environment, job related travel, and safety hazards. Appendix D gives an overview of bench mark job descriptions that can aid you in determining your category rating. These job descriptions range from the Member-In-Training level to Senior Management and will not necessary exactly match your job, but is given as examples. It is recommended that you complete the detailed survey in Appendix C.
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F+
Senior+ Management Engineer / Geoscientist Authority over companies, often responsible for policy framework, approval of projects having wide public impact costing a significant amount of money.
F+
Senior+ Specialist Engineer / Geoscientist Internationally Recognized authority in a field of major importance and generally exercises authority over a group of highly qualified professionals engaged in complex applications.
Senior Management Engineer / Geoscientist Authority over several interrelated professional groups in different fields, each field under a Management Eng/Geo.
Senior Specialist Engineer / Geoscientist Recognized authority in a field of major importance and generally exercises authority over a group of highly qualified professionals engaged in complex applications.
Level of Responsibility
Management Engineer / Geoscientist Authority over Supervisory Eng/Geo or a large group containing both professionals and other staff.
Advanced Specialist Engineer / Geoscientist In addition to second level specialization, may have authority over a group of high qualified professionals.
D
Supervisory Engineer / Geoscientist First level of direct supervision over other Eng/Geo
Specialist Engineer / Geoscientist First full level specialization in complex applications (e.g. research, design, sales, etc.)
Project Engineer / Geoscientist Independently produces responsible and varied assignments. Minimal supervision. May give guidance, but not direct supervision to other Eng/Geo
Assistant Project Engineer / Geoscientist Assignments of limited scope and complexity. Work supervised in detail. May give guidance to MIT, technicians, technologists, etc.
A
Member-in-Training On-the-job training assignments
A-
Co-op/Intern Student On-the-job training assignments
Figure 5: Overview of Generic Titles based on Responsibility Categories. 2012 Value of Professional Services Page 22 of 136
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LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY DUTIES
LEVEL A Receives training in the various phases of office, plant, field or laboratory engineering or geoscience work as classroom instruction or as supervised "on-the-job" assignments, often accompanied by a pre-assigned "A" or higher level buddy. Tasks assigned and well supervised include: preparation of simple plans, designs, calculations, costs and bills of material in accordance with established codes, standards, drawings or other specifications. Under supervision, may carry out routine technical surveys or inspections and prepare reports. Recognizing short duration of Co-op/Intern Student placements, assignments are usually non-complex projects with deadlines that finish within the Co-op/Intern term. Few if any technical decisions called for and these will be of routine nature with ample precedent or clearly defined procedures as guidance. All such responsibilities usually cleared through buddy and supervisor before being accepted. Works under close supervision, often side-by-side with a pre-assigned Alevel or higher buddy. Work is reviewed for accuracy and adequacy and conformance with prescribed procedures. None
LEVEL A Receives training in the various phases of office, plant, field or laboratory engineering / geoscience work as classroom instruction or "on-the-job" assignments. Tasks assigned include: preparation of simple plans, designs, calculations, costs and bills of material in accordance with established codes, standards, drawings or other specifications. May carry out routine technical surveys or inspections and prepare reports.
RECOMMENDATIONS, DECISIONS AND COMMITMENTS
Few technical decisions called for and these will be of routine nature with ample precedent or clearly defined procedures as guidance.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Works under close supervision. Work is reviewed for accuracy and adequacy and conformance with prescribed procedures.
LEADERSHIP AUTHORITY AND/OR SUPERVISION EXERCISED GUIDE TO ENTRANCE QUALIFICATIONS
May assign and check work of one to five technicians or helpers.
Enrolled in an accredited University engineering / geosciences or Applied Sciences Bachelor degree program and on a structured Co-Op/Intern Student assignment. May have no practical experience except previous co-op assignments.
Bachelor's degree in engineering / geosciences or Applied Sciences, or its equivalent, with little or no practical experience.
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LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL B DUTIES Normally regarded as a continuing portion of an engineer's/geoscientist's training and development. Receives assignment of limited scope and complexity, usually minor phases of broader assignments. Uses a variety of standard engineering methods and techniques in solving problems. Assists in carrying out technical tasks requiring accuracy in calculations, completeness of data and adherence to prescribed testing analysis, design or computation methods. LEVEL C This is typically regarded as a fully qualified professional engineering level. Carries out responsible and varied engineering / geoscience assignments, requiring general familiarity with a broad field of engineering and knowledge of reciprocal effects of the work upon other fields. Problems usually solved by use of combination of standard procedures, or methods developed in previous assignments. Participates in planning to achieve prescribed objectives.
Recommendations limited to solution of the problem rather than end results. Decisions made are normally within established guidelines.
Makes independent studies, analyses, interpretations and conclusions. Difficult, complex or unusual matters of decisions are usually referred to more senior authority.
Duties are assigned with detailed oral and occasionally written instructions, as to methods and procedures to be followed. Results are usually reviewed in detail and technical guidance is usually available.
Work is not generally supervised in detail and amount of supervision varies depending upon the assignment. Usually technical guidance is available to review work programs and advise on unusual features of assignment. May give technical guidance to engineers / geoscientists of less standing, or technicians assigned to work on a common project. Supervision over other engineers / geoscientists not usually a regular or continuing responsibility. Bachelor's degree in engineering / geosciences, or Applied Sciences, or its equivalent, normally with a minimum of five to six years related working experience from the graduation level.
LEADERSHIP AUTHORITY AND/OR SUPERVISION EXERCISED
May give technical guidance to one or two junior engineers / geoscientists or technicians, assigned to work on a common project.
GUIDE TO ENTRANCE QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in engineering / geosciences or Applied Sciences, or its equivalent, normally with two to three years working experience from the graduation level.
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LEVEL D This is typically the level of direct and sustained supervision of other professional engineers / geoscientists or the first level of full specialization. Requires application of mature engineering / geoscience knowledge in planning and conducting projects having scope for independent accomplishment and coordination of the difficult and responsible assignments. Assigned problems make it necessary to modify established guides, devise new approaches, apply existing criteria in new manners, and draw conclusions for comparative situations.
LEVEL E Usually requires knowledge of more than one field of engineering / geoscience or performance by an engineering /geoscience specialist in a particular field of engineering / geoscience. Participates in short and long range planning; makes independent decisions on work methods and procedures within an overall program. Originality and ingenuity are required for devising practical and economical solutions to problems. May supervise large groups containing both professional and non-professional staff; or may exercise authority over a small group of highly qualified professional personnel engaged in complex technical applications. Makes responsible decisions not usually subject to technical review, on all matters assigned except those involving large sums of money or long range objectives. Takes courses of action necessary to expedite the successful accomplishment of assigned projects. Work is assigned only in terms of broad objectives to be accomplished, and is reviewed for policy, soundness of approach and general effectiveness.
Recommendations reviewed for soundness of judgment but usually accepted as technically accurate and feasible.
Work is assigned in terms of objectives, relative priorities and critical areas that impinge on work of other units. Work is carried out within broad guidelines, but informed guidance is available. Assigns and outlines work; advises on technical problems; reviews work for technical accuracy, and adequacy. Supervision may call for recommendations concerning selection, training, rating and discipline of staff. Bachelor's degree in engineering / geosciences or Applied Sciences, or its equivalent, normally with a minimum of seven to eight years of experience in the field of specialization from the graduation level.
Outlines more difficult problems and methods of approach. Co-ordinates work programs and directs use of equipment and material. Generally makes recommendations as to the selection training, discipline, and remuneration of staff.
Bachelor's degree in engineering / geosciences, or Applied Sciences, or its equivalent, normally with a minimum of ten to twelve years of engineering / geosciences, and/or administrative experience from the graduation level.
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LEVEL F Usually responsible for an engineering / geoscience administrative function, directing several professional and other groups engaged in interrelated engineering / geoscience responsibilities; or as an engineering / geoscience consultant, achieving recognition as an authority in an engineering / geoscience field of major importance to the organization. Independently conceives programs and problems to be investigated. Participates in discussion determining basic operating policies, devising ways of reaching program objectives in the most economical manner and of meeting any unusual conditions affecting work progress. Makes responsible decisions on all matters including the establishment of policies and expenditures of large sums of money and/or implementation of major programs, subject only to overall company policy and financial controls. Receives administrative direction based on organization policies and objectives. Work is reviewed to ensure conformity with policy and coordination with other functions. Reviews and evaluates technical work; selects, schedules, and coordinates to attain program objectives; and/or as an administrator, makes decisions concerning selection, training, rating, discipline and remuneration of staff. Bachelor's degree in engineering / geosciences or Applied Sciences, or its equivalent, with broad engineering / geoscience experience, including responsible administrative duties.
LEVEL F+ Within the framework of general policy, conceives independent programs and problems to be investigated. Plans or approves projects requiring the expenditure of a considerable amount of manpower and financial investment. Determines basic operating policies, and solves primary problems or programs to accomplish objectives in the most economical manner to meet any unusual condition.
Responsible for long range planning, co-ordination, making specific and far-reaching management decisions. Keeps management associates informed of all matters of significant importance. Operates with broad management authority, receiving virtually no technical guidance and control; limited only by general objectives and policies of the organization. Gives administrative direction to subordinate managers and contact with the work force is normally through such levels rather than direct.
Bachelor's degree in engineering / geosciences, or Applied Sciences, or its equivalent with many years authoritative engineering / geoscience and administrative experience. The incumbent is expected to possess a high degree of originality, skill and proficiency in the various broad phases of engineering / geoscience applications.
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STEP
2:
DETERMINE YOUR 2012 BASE RESPONSIBILITY CATEGORY
SALARY
RESULTS
FOR
YOUR
Once you have determined your responsibility category, you can determine the range of salaries for your responsibility category per industry category. Additional results from the salary survey by gender, location, years of experience, company size, and around co-op student and degree can be found in the Full Salary Survey Results section. As mentioned previously, the industrial sectors considered for the 2012 salary survey include: Engineering and Geoscientist Consulting Services; Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC); Resource Exploitation (except oil and gas); Resource Exploitation (only oil and gas); Manufacturing (durables); Manufacturing (non-durables); Service and Control (not for profit); Service (for profit); Utility (rate controlled); Advanced Technologies.
A summary across all industries is also given, although it is recommended that you use the value for your industrial sector, as it is more relevant. The data shown is for base salary. The total compensation (sum of base salary, additional compensation, overtime compensation, and other compensation) will appear in the Step 4: Determine your 2012 Total Compensation Results for your Responsibility Category section . For clarity purposes, please note the following: Base salary does not include any type of bonuses, profit sharing, northern/isolation allowances, overtime, or pay out of unused vacation. Base salary is reported as an annual value. Total compensation is the sum of base salary, additional compensation, overtime compensation, and other compensation, where: o Additional cash compensation is all lump sum or re-earnable payments. This is not the same as merit, which is earnable each year. Additional cash compensations include commissions, cash bonus payments, profit sharing payments, performance/merit bonus (lump sum), and productivity/gain sharing payments. This is over a full year. This does not include overtime/shift premiums, stock options/purchase plans, car allowances, awards, consulting fees, club memberships, or fringe benefits; o Overtime compensation is considered only when the payment is made beyond the base salary; o Other compensation, including stock options/purchase plans, consulting fees, and other payments easily convertible to cash. This does not include car allowance, club memberships, parking, or other fringe benefits that cannot be converted to cash.
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2012 BASE SALARY RESULTS

DATA OUTLIERS FOR INDUSTRY DATA SET
From the original data set of all 87 participating companies, there were 9,075 engineering data points and 565 geoscientist data points considered. There were 5 data points dismissed due to incomplete data, leaving 9,070 engineering data points and 565 geoscientist data points considered prior to data filtering. The data was then filtered to ensure that all data points used were within three stand deviations of the average. This was done for the all industry data set and then completed separately for each industry category as well. Details around the outlier data can be found in Appendix E.
ALL INDUSTRY BASE SALARY FOR ENGINEERS

Table 6 shows the results for the filtered base salary data across all industries for engineers, while Figure 6 shows the 10 year trend for the all industry base salary for engineers. Table 7 gives an indication of the percentage change over the past 3 years. The geoscience data will appear in the next section. Appendix E contains the raw engineering data prior to filtering. The total compensation will appear in the Step 4: Determine your 2012 Total Compensation Results for your Responsibility Category section further on. Table 6: Annual Engineer Base Salary for All Industries. % Change Median Min Max # Engineers from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10
254 841 1151 1464 2102 1516 815 317 2.2% 1.8% 2.8% 2.7% 3.3% 3.6% 4.9% -1.5% $49,911 $68,048 $81,068 $95,049 $41,600 $64,381 $83,700 $90,000 $49,920 $68,400 $81,925 $95,292 $32,448 $46,100 $55,486 $61,200 $79,164 $98,904 $91,514 $66,102 $91,520 $108,000 $129,588 $41,600 $57,000 $67,860 $79,197
Responsibility Category
AA B C D E F F+
D25
$45,760 $63,000 $75,000 $88,770
D75
$53,707 $74,160 $87,840
D90
$57,581 $78,000 $92,120
$102,000 $109,498
$120,832 $120,000 $120,500 $150,795 $133,284 $150,837 $182,056 $180,000 $179,208
$161,400 $103,200 $111,605 $130,685 $138,093 $203,000 $128,616 $139,200 $161,044 $173,736 $273,961 $145,705 $163,590 $195,225 $226,032 $310,652 $176,012 $190,557 $229,001 $260,000
$212,095 $300,000 $207,800 $101,680
Table 7: Annual Engineer Base Salary Percentage Increase.
2010 2011 2012
A3.3% -1.3% 2.2%
A 1.1% 1.3% 1.8%
Responsibility Category B C D E 0.9% 0.7% 2.5% 6.5% 4.6% 2.7% 3.4% 3.5% 2.8% 2.7% 3.3% 3.6%
F 4.4% 4.5% 4.9%
F+ 1.0% 6.0% -1.5%
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$300,000
$250,000
Annual Base Salary for Engineers
$200,000
F+
F
$150,000
E D
$100,000
C B A A-
$50,000
$0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 6: Annual Engineer Base Salary for All Industries over the Past 10 Years.
BASE SALARY BY INDUSTRY CATEOGORY FOR ENGINEERS

Table 8 and Figure 7 show a summary of the average base salaries across all the industry categories for the 2012 data. Table 8: Annual Engineer Base Salary Comparison between the Industry Categories.
Responsibility Category Industry Category Engineering, Geoscience Consulting Service Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Resource Exploitation (except oil & gas) Resource Exploitation (oil & gas only) Manufacturing (durables) Manufacturing (nondurables) Service and Control (not for profit) Service (for profit) Utility (rate controlled) Advanced Technologies Total All Industry Average Salary AA B C D E F F+ Total # Engineers # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary
1329 2212 627 2308 98 229 82 480 947 359 8671 13 63 31 25 13 4 0 7 91 3 250 $49,911 $51,877 $44,686 $49,750 $50,536 $48,609 $50,534 224 188 14 251 27 18 4 35 110 39 910 $68,048 $63,364 $65,894 $79,147 $59,904 $69,046 $68,227 $76,500 $67,531 $73,146 $56,068 199 177 73 485 26 20 18 61 130 32 1221 $81,068 $72,897 $77,236 $87,690 $76,372 $85,529 $79,318 $93,194 $80,787 $81,774 $71,779 276 301 73 306 9 44 25 107 185 98 1424 $95,049 $87,557 $94,328 $99,078 $101,172 $98,017 $97,324 $106,766 $94,608 $95,931 $86,881 243 466 206 582 9 68 16 127 243 130 2090 $120,832 $109,011 $124,283 $121,961 $125,950 $103,242 $112,731 $136,063 $121,727 $119,575 $112,829 205 586 184 357 7 56 6 87 110 37 1635 $150,795 $131,763 $169,994 $153,896 $160,592 $128,615 $134,056 $140,453 $151,354 $146,271 $139,266 127 321 37 216 6 15 13 40 45 16 836 $182,056 $158,694 $199,846 $176,302 $195,363 $143,431 $143,588 $178,346 $174,888 $167,091 $158,631 42 110 9 86 1 4 0 16 33 4 305 $212,095 $199,548 $212,261 $198,163 $230,356 $260,000 $184,410
No data
$48,356 $53,554 $50,004
No data
$189,200 $199,294 $198,194
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Advanced Technologies AA B
F+
Utility (rate controlled) AA B
F+
Service (for profit) AF+ Service and Control (not for profit) AA A B
F+
Manufacturing (non-durables) AA B
F+
F+ E F F+ F E D C F F+ B A A-
Manufacturing (durables) AA B
Resource Exploitation (oil & gas only) AA B
Resource Exploitation (except oil & gas) AA B
F+
Engineering, Procurement, and Construction AA B
F+
Engineering, Geoscience Consulting Service AA B
F+
All Industries A$0 $50,000 A B
F+
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
Figure 7: Annual Engineer Base Salary Comparison between the Industry Categories.
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Tables 9 to 18 give more detail into the statistical information for each industry category. All data shown has been filtered, with the raw data in Appendix F. Figures 8 to 17 following the tables show the 10 year trend in base salary for that industry category, with the actual 10 year data are shown in Appendix F. There is not necessarily data available for every past year, if that is the case, those points are not shown on the plots and the trend will appear broken. Table 9: Annual Engineer Base Salary for within CONSULTING SERVICES. Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineer from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25
AA B C D E F F+ 13 224 199 276 243 205 127 42 12.8% 3.5% 3.0% 3.4% 4.5% 2.5% 5.4% 6.4% $51,877 $63,364 $72,897 $87,557 $109,011 $51,999 $69,000 $78,000 $97,500 $98,000 $51,999 $63,000 $72,501 $87,563 $108,000 $47,242 $46,100 $57,038 $63,999 $77,875 $81,120 $56,159 $80,633 $91,860 $117,507 $150,800 $48,670 $55,985 $64,340 $73,613 $92,078 $51,999 $59,280 $68,072 $80,323 $98,362
D75
$52,752 $68,004 $77,695 $94,021
D90
$53,270 $71,495 $81,920 $101,466
$116,871 $128,719
$131,763 $136,500 $130,007
$180,303 $112,352 $121,400 $139,016 $154,405
$158,694 $168,000 $160,493 $114,075 $205,498 $134,364 $148,400 $168,104 $180,803 $199,548 $190,000 $194,200 $138,000 $256,880 $169,421 $186,226 $211,018 $245,281
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
F+
$150,000
F E
$100,000
D C B A A-
$50,000
$0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 8: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary for within CONSULTING SERVICES.
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Table 10: Annual Engineer Base Salary within ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, and CONSTRUCTION. Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineer from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75 D90
AA B C D E F F+ 63 188 177 301 466 586 321 110 16.6% 1.8% -2.4% -0.4% 4.1% 13.8% 12.7% 2.6% $44,686 $65,894 $77,236 $94,328 $41,600 $64,381 $66,982 $73,831 $41,600 $65,000 $76,357 $94,800 $32,448 $49,358 $60,000 $69,000 $87,075 $84,864 $91,514 $54,080 $78,000 $97,000 $124,800 $41,600 $60,290 $66,982 $74,773 $41,600 $64,381 $67,619 $86,000 $48,464 $69,763 $83,200 $50,960 $72,800 $89,864
$104,000 $111,114
$124,283 $120,000 $124,800 $169,994 $156,000 $156,000 $199,846 $256,838 $185,585
$163,200 $108,614 $115,580 $132,772 $140,379 $273,961 $135,038 $144,050 $186,207 $236,047 $325,329 $155,600 $169,200 $224,640 $273,961
$212,261 $189,000 $211,000 $165,000 $271,515 $189,000 $198,009 $222,503 $238,962
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
F+ F
E
$150,000 D $100,000 C B A $50,000 A-
$0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 9: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary for within ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, and CONSTRUCTION.
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Table 11: Annual Engineer Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (except oil and gas). Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineer from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75
AA B C D E F F+ 31 14 73 73 206 184 37 9 1.6% 4.9% 4.3% 3.0% 9.3% 16.6% 18.4% No data $49,750 $79,147 $87,690 $99,078 $53,707 $81,343 $88,252 $100,218 $51,178 $81,343 $88,252 $99,332 $43,748 $67,500 $74,877 $85,358 $98,341 $56,445 $83,011 $96,386 $111,866 $44,634 $71,163 $82,920 $93,380 $46,172 $77,810 $85,097 $95,760 $53,707 $82,594 $92,136
D90
$53,707 $83,011 $92,553
$102,200 $104,687
$121,961 $130,070 $122,549
$146,860 $108,014 $114,266 $130,070 $134,276
$153,896 $148,268 $153,235 $129,940 $174,313 $142,957 $148,268 $161,030 $166,398 $176,302 $180,310 $177,155 $158,983 $188,496 $164,745 $174,645 $180,310 $185,347 $198,163 No value $195,562 $177,178 $223,450 $186,817 $189,982 $206,199 $212,152
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
F+ F
$150,000
E
D
$100,000
C B A A-
$50,000
$0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 10: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (except oil and gas).
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Table 12: Annual Engineer Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas). Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineer from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75
AA B C D E F F+ 25 251 485 306 582 357 216 86 -0.8% -23.9% -9.3% 3.3% 3.6% 4.3% 5.8% -0.7% $50,536 $59,904 $76,372 $49,462 $24,000 $27,600 $49,920 $73,500 $83,700 $40,810 $24,000 $27,600 $82,201 $91,550 $63,083 $84,542 $110,250 $121,000 $45,926 $24,000 $31,500 $92,300 $48,256 $32,250 $78,000 $97,000 $51,272 $77,160 $89,000
D90
$57,400 $79,900 $92,211
$101,172 $100,000 $100,400 $125,950 $120,000 $127,515
$105,000 $111,000
$161,400 $110,682 $116,283 $134,155 $140,000
$160,592 $167,000 $158,700 $126,194 $199,300 $144,044 $152,000 $167,000 $181,104 $195,363 $200,000 $190,094 $139,534 $259,700 $172,163 $179,447 $208,475 $229,950 $230,356 $300,000 $226,400 $146,348 $325,000 $193,458 $202,381 $247,482 $282,500
$300,000
$250,000
F+ $200,000 F E D $100,000 C B A A-
$150,000
$50,000
$0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 11: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas).
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Table 13: Annual Engineer Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (durables). Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineer from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25
AA B C D E F F+ 13 27 26 9 9 7 6 1 No data No data 22.0% 20.7% 6.7% 13.3% -1.4% No data $48,609 $69,046 $85,529 $98,017 $50,000 $65,000 $67,860 No value $50,000 $68,250 $87,550 $96,000 $40,000 $57,000 $64,870 $80,028 $92,040 $96,720 $62,000 $84,880 $100,000 $115,000 $115,000 $45,000 $61,800 $67,860 $86,406 $95,576 $45,000 $65,000 $80,450 $91,200 $97,128
D75
$50,000 $73,968 $94,125
D90
$50,000 $75,200 $96,960
$108,750 $110,672 $106,340 $111,000
$103,242 No value $104,910 $128,615 $130,000 $130,000
$156,485 $108,588 $121,050 $137,500 $149,594 No value No value No value No value No value
$143,431 No value $139,168 $118,500 $190,000 $125,250 $133,584 $141,313 $165,875 $260,000 No value $260,000 No value
$300,000
$250,000
F+
$200,000
$150,000
F E D C B A A-
$100,000
$50,000
$0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 12: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (durables).
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Table 14: Annual Engineer Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (non-durables). Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineer from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25
AA B C D E F F+ 4 18 20 44 68 56 15 4 -4.9% 2.8% 0.1% 0.9% 2.4% 3.1% -8.6% -15.7% $50,534 $68,227 $79,318 $97,324 No value $68,832 $81,096 $85,764 $52,020 $68,832 $80,236 $95,292 $44,096 $65,208 $72,996 $57,192 $86,580 $93,324 $54,000 $72,444 $91,344 $129,588 $46,347 $65,208 $72,996 $85,764 $49,724 $66,114 $77,052 $85,764
D75
$52,830 $68,832 $81,096
D90
$53,532 $69,916 $82,266
$107,259 $117,328
$112,731 $113,916 $113,916 $134,056 $133,284 $133,284
$142,956 $102,528 $108,228 $113,916 $123,358 $176,748 $123,312 $133,284 $133,284 $145,254
$143,588 $143,688 $143,688 $129,324 $162,084 $140,369 $143,688 $143,688 $143,688 $184,410 $151,884 $180,426 $151,884 $224,904 $151,884 $151,884 $212,952 $220,123
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
F+
$150,000
F E D C B A
$100,000
$50,000
A-
$0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 13: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (non-durables).
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Table 15: Annual Engineer Base Salary within SERVICE AND CONTROL (not for profit). Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineer from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75
AA B C D E F F+ 0 4 18 25 16 6 13 0 No data 1.0% 6.6% 7.7% 9.2% 5.0% 6.2% No data No data $76,500 $93,194 No data No value $90,000 No data $76,000 $91,500 No data $74,000 $84,500 $88,350 No data $80,000 $108,000 $120,000 No data $74,300 $88,000 $98,200 No data $74,750 $89,250 No data $77,750 $97,500
D90
No data $79,100 $99,300
$106,766 $111,000 $107,000
$104,000 $111,000 $113,000
$136,063 $138,000 $134,500 $126,000 $151,500 $126,750 $129,875 $138,500 $150,750 $140,453 No value $144,250 $109,719 $157,500 $123,110 $137,375 $150,000 $154,000 $178,346 $180,000 $180,000 $170,000 $190,000 $170,800 $174,000 $180,000 $182,900 No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
F+
F E D C B A
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000
A-
$0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 14: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within SERVICE AND CONTROL (not for profit).
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Table 16: Annual Engineer Base Salary within SERVICE (for profit). Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineer from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25
AA B C D E F F+ 7 35 61 107 127 87 40 16 No data -3.7% 0.8% 2.4% 3.0% 3.7% 1.1% -1.4% $48,356 $67,531 $80,787 $94,608 No value $72,684 $78,960 $93,000 $48,750 $71,928 $80,640 $93,996 $42,000 $48,000 $72,000 $84,000 $55,630 $77,575 $91,254 $107,000 $42,540 $57,556 $75,600 $90,000 $44,772 $60,044 $78,960 $92,004
D75
$51,285 $73,440 $82,320 $96,996
D90
$53,842 $75,202 $85,000 $99,014
$121,727 $111,420 $121,104 $102,852 $151,317 $109,723 $113,844 $127,164 $135,578 $151,354 $148,776 $151,440 $131,628 $170,342 $140,000 $147,294 $156,216 $162,304 $174,888 $162,804 $176,952 $150,000 $203,496 $159,264 $162,804 $183,013 $189,474 $189,200 $189,204 $189,204 $153,696 $208,128 $177,265 $184,005 $199,143 $203,735
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
F+ F E D
$150,000
$100,000
C B A
A-
$50,000
$0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 15: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within SERVICE (for profit).
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Table 17: Annual Engineer Base Salary within UTILITY (rate controlled). Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineer from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25
AA B C D E F F+ 91 110 130 185 243 110 45 33 1.4% 7.2% 7.6% 6.1% 3.7% 4.8% 0.1% -16.5% $53,554 $73,146 $81,774 $95,931 $46,352 $72,271 $78,979 $89,784 $53,976 $72,271 $81,419 $94,795 $39,000 $59,945 $69,713 $82,500 $95,500 $66,102 $84,764 $98,240 $115,000 $46,352 $68,320 $73,827 $88,220 $49,150 $69,862 $77,196 $90,500
D75
$57,273 $75,605 $86,000
D90
$60,611 $81,700 $90,412
$100,067 $105,885
$119,575 $113,000 $117,100
$148,500 $105,827 $111,550 $128,960 $136,080
$146,271 $146,000 $143,902 $116,380 $180,483 $128,812 $137,384 $154,925 $167,304 $167,091 No value $160,228 $131,179 $232,500 $136,848 $143,994 $188,000 $206,658 $199,294 No value $184,971 $152,581 $304,000 $166,247 $171,164 $214,000 $273,800
$350,000
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
F+ F
$150,000
E D
$100,000
$50,000
C B A A-
$0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 16: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within UTILITY (rate controlled).
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Table 18: Annual Engineer Base Salary within ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineer from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25
AA B C D E F F+ 3 39 32 98 130 37 16 4 10.6% -0.1% 4.2% 2.8% 3.5% 6.6% 7.2% 21.0% $50,004 $56,068 $71,779 $86,881 $50,004 $54,000 No value $74,000 $50,004 $54,900 $72,585 $88,053 $50,004 $53,000 $60,480 $68,500 $80,000 $50,004 $61,000 $85,068 $111,634 $145,814 $50,004 $54,000 $61,650 $74,000 $98,196 $50,004 $54,000 $63,644 $78,604
D75
$50,004 $58,000 $77,774 $94,823
D90
$50,004 $60,129 $80,188 $98,986
$112,829 $107,000 $111,993
$105,524 $121,658 $128,912
$139,266 No value $141,132 $105,000 $157,903 $120,407 $134,796 $149,306 $152,301 $158,631 No value $159,240 $126,500 $200,000 $128,654 $142,757 $175,048 $185,052 $198,194 No value $192,947 $161,700 $245,180 $167,927 $177,269 $213,872 $232,657
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
F+
$150,000
E D
$100,000 C B A A-
$50,000
$0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 17: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES.
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ALL INDUSTRY BASE SALARY FOR GEOSCIENTISTS

Table 19 shows the base salary results for the filtered data for all industries for geoscientists. Figure 18 shows the 10 year trend for the all industry base salary data for geoscientists. The engineering data appeared in an earlier section. Appendix G contains raw data for geoscientists, for comparison sake. The total compensation will appear in the Determine your 2012 Total Compensation Results for your Responsibility Category section. The lower geoscientist participation in the survey must be kept in mind for the data presented. With a small sample for this years survey; the representation to the full provincial geoscientist membership is not as accurate as it could be. To ensure more accurate data for future surveys, we encourage company participation in this free survey. Table 19: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for All Industries. Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Geoscientists from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10
AA B C D E F F+ 3 27 68 137 130 102 71 20 2.5% 1.7% 4.0% 3.6% 2.3% 1.6% 4.7% 14.5% $50,613 $68,936 $83,010 $49,920 $75,000 $89,000 $49,920 $75,000 $86,750 $49,920 $46,001 $57,018 $69,000 $87,150 $51,999 $86,500 $101,000 $125,600 $49,920 $53,078 $68,034 $87,590
D25
$49,920 $59,175 $76,330 $94,000
D75
$50,960 $77,000 $90,625
D90
$51,583 $79,200 $92,303
$100,094 $100,000 $100,000 $123,818 $121,000 $124,550
$105,900 $114,400
$151,980 $105,990 $117,099 $134,300 $139,562 $203,000 $132,433 $152,888 $173,075 $178,900 $253,900 $167,000 $183,025 $205,750 $230,200 $288,100 $201,076 $214,211 $242,675 $270,500
$161,750 $165,000 $165,234 $120,000 $195,740 $195,000 $193,310 $148,500 $230,971 $230,000 $233,650 $170,250
The following table gives a percentage increase in base salary over the past 3 years. Table 20: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary Percentage Increase.
A2010 9.2% 2011 -18.2% 2012 2.5%

$300,000
A 3.1% -1.2% 1.7%
B 0.7% 4.6% 4.0%
Responsibility Category C D E 3.9% 4.8% 2.2% 1.2% 1.7% 2.8% 3.6% 2.3% 1.6%
F 3.1% 4.5% 4.7%
F+ -5.5% -0.2% 14.5%
$250,000
Annual Base Salary for Geoscientists
F+ $200,000 F E D $100,000 C
$150,000
B A
$50,000 A-
$0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 18: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for All Industries over the Past 10 Years.
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BASE SALARY BY INDUSTRY CATEOGORY FOR GEOSCIENTISTS

Table 21 and Figure 19 show a summary of the average base salaries across all the industry categories for the 2012 geoscientist data. As it can be seen, the Engineering, Procurement and Construction, Manufacturing (durables or nondurables), Utility (rate controlled), and Advanced Technologies had no representation this year. Again, we would encourage geoscientist company participation in future surveys. Table 21: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary Comparison between the Industry Categories.
Industry Category Engineering, Geoscience Consulting Service Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Resource Exploitation (except oil & gas) Resource Exploitation (oil & gas only) Manufacturing (durables) Manufacturing (nondurables) Service and Control (not for profit) Service (for profit) Utility (rate controlled) Advanced Technologies Total All Industry Average Salary
Total # Geoscientists 120 0 16 346 0 0 73 3 0 0 558
A# Geos Avg Salary

1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 $50,613 $51,999
A # Geos Avg Salary

12 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 $68,936 $58,145
B # Geos Avg Salary

20 0 4 35 0 0 9 0 0 0 68 $83,010 $69,040
Responsibility Category C D # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary

30 0 1 67 0 0 38 1 0 0 137 $100,094 $87,019 30 0 7 74 0 0 18 2 0 0 131 $123,818 $108,223
E # Geos Avg Salary

17 0 4 75 0 0 5 0 0 0 101 $161,750 $134,783
F # Geos Avg Salary

9 0 0 59 0 0 3 0 0 0 71 $195,740 $169,414
F+ # Geos Avg Salary

1 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 $230,971 $220,600
No data No data
$49,920
No data No data
$77,569
No data
$88,656 $87,420
No data
$101,131 $103,963
No data
$123,783 $129,520
No data
$154,173 $168,822
No data No data
$201,149
No data No data
$231,517
No data No data No data No data No data No data
No data No data
$91,828
No data No data
$103,515 $102,052
No data No data
$123,806 $124,811
No data No data
$139,700
No data No data
$168,333
No data No data No data
No data No data
No data No data
The following tables (Tables 22 to 26) give more detail into the statistical information for each individual industry category that was reported. All data shown has been filtered, with the raw data tables in Appendix G (the only data shown is for Resource Exploitation (only oil and gas) as this was the only data set that had outliers). The figures (figures 19 to 22) following the tables show the 10 year trend in base salary for that industry category, with the actual 10 year data are shown in Appendix G for all categories (even those not shown). Just a reminder too, that not all the past 10 years data was available. The no data points are not shown in the figures and the trend will appear broken.
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Advanced Technologies
Utility (rate controlled)
F+ F E Service (for profit) B A AF+ Service and Control (not for profit) A AB C C
Manufacturing (non-durables) F+ F Manufacturing (durables) E D C F F+ B A A-
Resource Exploitation (oil & gas only) AF+ F Resource Exploitation (except oil & gas) A AB C A B
Engineering, Procurement, and Construction
F+
F+
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
Figure 19: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary Comparison between the Industry Categories.
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Responsibility # Category Geoscientists

AA B C D E F F+
Table 22: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within CONSULTING SERVICES. % Change Median Min Max from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75 D90 1 6.6% $51,999 No value $57,543 No value No value No value No value No value No value 12 -4.1% $58,145 No value $58,443 $46,001 $74,088 $50,440 $53,649 $60,811 $65,600 20 -2.3% $69,040 No value $69,098 $46,644 $82,171 $60,616 $64,639 $75,700 $78,233
30 30 17 9 1 8.2% 6.9% 10.8% 3.2% 20.8% $87,019 $87,000 $88,092 $69,000 $79,500 $99,775 $145,607 $76,352 $91,688 $84,125 $96,576 $91,950 $95,392 $108,223 $105,000 $106,524 $116,204 $128,201
$134,783 No value $131,680 $108,950 $165,000 $123,230 $127,000 $144,207 $151,996 $169,414 $183,600 $166,620 $148,500 $185,000 $159,300 $162,404 $183,600 $183,880 $220,600 No value $220,600 No value No value No value No value No value No value
$300,000
$250,000 F+ $200,000 F $150,000
E
$100,000 D C B A A-
$50,000
$0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 20: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within CONSULTING SERVICES.
Responsibility # Category Geoscientists ANo data A No data

B C D E F F+
Table 23: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (except oil and gas). % Change Median Min Max from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75 No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data 4 4.2% $88,656 No value $87,691 $84,758 $94,483 $84,860 $85,012 $91,335 1 5.0% $101,131 No value $101,131 No value No value No value No value No value 7 9.9% $123,783 No value $124,335 $109,370 $135,128 $116,643 $122,770 $126,055 4 21.7% $154,173 No value $153,756 $142,741 $166,440 $145,674 $150,073 $157,856 No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
D90 No data No data

$93,224
No value
$130,498 $163,006
No data No data
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Responsibility # Category Geoscientists

AA B C D E F F+ 2 15 35 67 74 75 59 19
Table 24: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas). % Change Median Min Max from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75
-30.7% -2.6% -3.2% -8.7% -11.9% -2.6% 2.5% 10.3% $49,920 $77,569 $87,420 $49,920 $75,000 $89,000 $49,920 $77,000 $88,747 $49,920 $73,000 $74,446 $93,000 $49,920 $86,500 $94,180 $125,600 $49,920 $75,000 $79,492 $94,540 $49,920 $75,418 $86,000 $98,250 $49,920 $78,000 $91,000
D90
$49,920 $82,200 $92,344
$103,963 $105,000 $102,000
$107,432 $116,100
$129,520 $118,000 $129,283 $105,904 $151,980 $117,526 $121,449 $136,883 $141,577 $168,822 $165,000 $169,616 $146,000 $192,700 $155,087 $162,567 $175,000 $179,751 $201,149 $195,000 $195,000 $176,000 $253,900 $182,320 $187,000 $209,350 $234,160 $231,517 $230,000 $237,300 $170,250 $288,100 $200,912 $210,807 $242,950 $271,000
$300,000
$250,000
F+ $200,000 F E $150,000 D $100,000 C A $50,000
A-
$0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 21: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas).
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Responsibility # Category Geoscientists ANo data A No data

B C D E F F+ 9 38 18 5 3
Table 25: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within SERVICE AND CONTROL (not for profit). % Change Median Min Max from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75 No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
3.5% 3.0% 3.7% 4.0% 3.5% $91,828 $103,515 $90,000 $91,050 $85,000 $90,000 $101,000 $117,500 $89,000 $94,508 $90,000 $99,178 $91,200 $99,000 $102,500
D90 No data No data

$97,000
$107,875 $113,600
$123,806 $121,000 $123,500 $107,500 $138,500 $113,550 $121,000 $127,750 $134,170 $139,700 No value $141,000 $129,000 $148,500 $132,600 $138,000 $142,000 $145,900 $168,333 No value $165,000 $162,000 $178,000 $162,600 $163,500 $171,500 $175,400
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000 F $150,000 E D C B A $50,000
$100,000
$0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 22: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within SERVICE AND CONTROL (not for profit).
Responsibility # Category Geoscientists ANo data A No data B No data
C D E F F+ 1 2
Table 26: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within SERVICE (for profit). % Change Median Min Max from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data 19.3% $102,052 No data $102,052 No data No data No data No data
5.9%
D75 No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
D90 No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
$124,811 No value $124,811 $123,267 $126,355 $123,576 $124,039 $125,583 $126,047
No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
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STEP 3: DETERMINE YOUR ESTIMATED SALARY ADJUSTMENT

INFLATION FACTOR
When determining your salary adjustment, the first important factor to consider is the increase in inflation from year to year. Inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. A chief indication of inflation is the trend of the annualized percentage change in a general price index (such as the Consumer Price Index) over time. Figure 23 summarizes the change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Canada, Alberta, Edmonton, and Calgary [4, 5, and 6]. This data was taken from Statistics Canada and is the non-seasonally adjusted values. The CPI takes into account food, shelter, household operations, furnishings and equipment, clothing and footwear, transportation, health and personal care, recreation, education and reading, and alcoholic beverages and tobacco products. For 2012, the Canada CPI is 1.2, for Alberta it is 0.4, while for Edmonton and Calgary it is 0.4 and 0.3, respectively.
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5.0
4.0
Annual change in CPI
3.0
Canada Alberta
2.0
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1.0
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Figure 23: Trend of Consumer Price Index. In a balanced job market, the cost of living adjustments tend to lag behind inflation by about one year, though in tight markets, pay adjustments may come more frequently.
DEMAND FACTOR
The next factor to consider is the demand factor. The demand factor can be inferred from the Government of Alberta Albertas Occupational Demand and Supply Outlook 2011-2021 document [7]. This document summarizes the work that the Alberta Government does to predict the supply and demand for different occupations within Alberta between the years 2011 and 2021. It is based on a series of sub-models that create two major models for either the supply or the demand portion of Albertas labour force. The document quotes [8]: Over the next ten years, Albertas labour market is projected to grow by approximately 607,000 workers at an annual average rate of 2.4%. A net increase of 492,000 workers is expected to join the labour force, as occupational supply increase at an annual rate of 1.9%. For the coming decade, Alberta could experience a labour shortage of approximately 114,000 workers.
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2012
This document goes to break down the projections into occupational groups. In most categories for engineers and geoscientists, there is a predicted shortage that Alberta is currently experiencing, which is shown to escalate up to the year 2021 (this is the upper limit of the document). The only exception is engineering management, which is shown to have a surplus until 2014 and then it continues to have a shortage up until 2021. According to our survey respondents, 73% indicate that they are expecting to add to their professional staff over the next year, while 23% indicate that they would be maintaining current staffing levels. No one expects to reduce their staffing numbers in the upcoming year. Based on these factors, it is expected that the demand for APEGA members will continue to grow, particularly in the resource sector. Based on this, APEGA is predicting a higher demand factor of 2.0%. This is generalized across the broad range of disciplines and industry types within Alberta. Your Human Resources representative may feel that the demand factor should be adjusted based on specific expertise and field of practice. Based on these two factors, you can predict your salary increase to be approximately the sum of the CPI index and the demand factor. The following is an illustrative example as to how to calculate your expected salary adjustment. If you are a Level C Engineer: Inflation Factor (CPI Index) Demand factor Estimated Salary Adjustment: 0.4% for Alberta 2.0% 2.4%
It is cautioned though that these factors are for consideration, and may be used on top of other external factors such as the effect of new hires, attrition rates, internal promotions, etc. on the salary pool behaviour. From our salary survey, 88% of our employers planned to increase salaries for the next 12 months, while 12% planned to keep salaries stable. No employers plan to decrease salaries. On average, the salary increase from the employers who participated was 3.3% (with a range of 2.2 to 7.5%).
LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE FACTOR

A third factor in determining your salary adjustment is your level of performance. Most companies have a performance evaluation process that is often tied to performance ratings and/or salary increases. Performance often ranges from Needs Improvement to Adequate to Star Performer. As to how to apply this to your salary adjustment, consider the following illustration: If a Level C Engineer has a few years experience on the job, but has brought little direct relevant experience, or perhaps has come from outside the company and still needs guidance in decision making, the Level C Engineer could expect base pay in the range of the D25 to D50 range ($78,728 to $85,451). Whereas, if a Level C Engineer makes fast, reliable decisions, presents recommendations that are generally accepted, and is considered a strong member of the team, his/her salary range would be in the D50 to D90 range ($98,706 to $106,080) per year.
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STEP 4: DETERMINE YOUR 2012 TOTAL COMPENSATION RESULTS FOR YOUR RESPONSIBILITY CATEGORY
2012 TOTAL COMPENSATION RESULTS
Now that you have a good idea of your base salary and adjustment, you can compare your current total compensation to those across the province in your industry category. The data points included are the same ones that were included in the filtered base salary data reporting, to provide consistency in reporting and because the benefits reported vary quite significantly. The first part of this section will include the total compensation tables for engineers and the second part for geoscientists. For further information on benefits, see the Full Salary Survey Results section. As mentioned in the Definition and Terminology section, the annual total compensation is reported as the sum of the annual base salary, additional cash compensation, overtime compensation, and other compensation. Keep in mind that the base salary does not include any kind of bonuses, profit sharing, northern/isolation allowances, overtime, or pay for unused vacation. For clarity purposes, please note the following: Additional cash compensation is all lump sum or re-earnable payments. This is not the same as merit, which is earnable each year. Additional cash compensations include commissions, cash bonus payments, profit sharing payments, performance/merit bonus (lump sum), and productivity/gain sharing payments. This is over a full year. This does not include overtime/shift premiums, stock options/purchase plans, car allowances, awards, consulting fees, club memberships, or fringe benefits; Overtime compensation is considered only when the payment is made beyond the base salary; Other compensation, including stock options/purchase plans, consulting fees, and other payments easily convertible to cash. This does not include car allowance, club memberships, parking, or other fringe benefits that cannot be converted to cash. For further information, please refer to the Definition and Terminology section.
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The following table gives an overview of the benefits and compensation for each responsibility level. For example, if you are a responsibility level of D, 59% of the D respondents receive employer contributions to RRSPs. As it can be seen, benefits and compensation are not consistent and eligibility and offering will depend on your employers policies. Table 27: Benefits Overview from Participants.
Percentage of Respondents Receiving Additional Compensation & Benefits Total Number of Respondents 9,339 Responsibility Category AA B C D E Additional Cash Compensation a) Cash Bonus Payments 42% 56% 59% 50% 66% 65% b) Profit Sharing Payments 36% 10% 12% 14% 17% 19% c) Performance / Merit Bonus 46% 66% 67% 67% 73% 76% d) Productivity / Gain Sharing 35% 8% 10% 11% 14% 17% e) Commissions 35% 7% 8% 9% 12% 13% f) Other 35% 12% 13% 18% 19% 17% Overtime Compensation g) Cash 73% 68% 77% 53% 50% 53% h ) Time off-in-lieu 62% 53% 47% 54% 49% 51% Other Compensation i) Stock Options / Purchases 36% 27% 29% 30% 29% 46% j) Car / Car Allowance 35% 19% 18% 12% 14% 15% k) Vehicle Allowance 35% 8% 9% 9% 13% 14% l) Parking 54% 32% 20% 26% 37% 40% m) Other 28% 21% 38% 32% 49% 52% Benefits Package n) Pension Plan 36% 70% 79% 74% 73% 65% o) Employer Contribution to RRSP 42% 69% 58% 64% 59% 70% p) Medical Beyond Alberta Health Care 60% 95% 96% 93% 97% 97% q) Long Term Disability 48% 98% 99% 99% 99% 99% r) Life / Accident Insurance 59% 97% 99% 99% 99% 99% s) Drug Plan 60% 97% 99% 99% 99% 99% t) Dental Plan 60% 97% 99% 99% 99% 99% u) Vision Care 59% 91% 92% 88% 92% 90% v) Legal Plan 36% 7% 10% 10% 13% 14% w) Savings Plan 36% 47% 62% 54% 56% 55% x) Other 24% 24% 39% 28% 48% 47%
F 56% 11% 67% 8% 7% 12% 41% 46% 36% 7% 7% 44% 48% 57% 68% 92% 99% 99% 100% 100% 89% 7% 47% 44%
F+ 48% 13% 65% 9% 6% 11% 37% 30% 46% 17% 15% 48% 38% 51% 68% 95% 94% 94% 94% 94% 80% 8% 44% 36%
ALL INDUSTRY TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR ENGINEERS

The following section outlines the total compensation for engineers. Table 28 gives an overview across all the industry sectors, while Figure 24 gives the 10 year trend. It is expected with the impending labour shortage that total compensation will increase from previous years.
AA B C D E F F+
Table 28: Annual Engineer Total Compensation for All Industries. % Change Median Min Max # Engineers from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10
254 841 1151 1464 2102 1516 815 317 6.3% 4.8% 14.4% 9.2% 13.6% 13.1% 13.4% 11.3% $52,078 $74,818 $101,169 $44,720 $70,720 $83,700 $51,864 $70,720 $88,350 $32,448 $46,100 $57,038 $63,999 $80,000 $98,904 $98,904 $66,102 $153,239 $225,854 $239,167 $44,720 $57,759 $71,663 $83,502
D25
$47,400 $63,902 $78,804 $92,000
D75
$56,628 $79,900
D90
$61,226 $96,950
$112,902 $154,650 $117,558 $136,925
$108,132 $117,558 $101,950 $147,942 $120,000 $134,314 $187,023 $150,000 $165,941 $228,973 $256,838 $198,072
$338,833 $109,800 $119,546 $162,332 $217,070 $398,761 $135,403 $148,394 $207,112 $280,046 $796,106 $154,630 $174,399 $257,772 $364,224
$297,112 $189,000 $232,482 $109,884 $1,068,500 $188,600 $202,000 $364,510 $504,730
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$300,000
F+
$250,000
Annual Total Compensation for Engineers
F $200,000
$150,000
$100,000
C B A
$50,000
A-
$0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 24: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Total Compensation for All Industries.
TOTAL COMPENSATION BY INDUSTRY CATEGORY FOR ENGINEERS

Table 29 gives an overview across the industry sectors for total compensation for engineers, with the same information shared in Figure 25. As expected, the oil and gas resource exploration industry is the forerunner. Tables 30 to 39 give specifics for each industry sector. Table 29: Annual Engineer Total Compensation Comparison between Industry Categories.
Responsibility Category Industry Category Engineering, Geoscience Consulting Service Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Resource Exploitation (except oil & gas) Resource Exploitation (oil & gas only) Manufacturing (durables) Manufacturing (nondurables) Service and Control (not for profit) Service (for profit) Utility (rate controlled) Advanced Technologies Total All Industry Average Total Compensation AA B C D E F F+ Total # Engineers # Engs Avg Tot Comp # Engs Avg Tot Comp # Engs Avg Tot Comp # Engs Avg Tot Comp # Engs Avg Tot Comp # Engs Avg Tot Comp # Engs Avg Tot Comp # Engs Avg Tot Comp
1329 2212 627 2308 98 229 82 480 947 359 8671 13 63 31 25 13 4 0 7 91 3 250 $52,078 $51,915 $50,134 $54,953 $51,544 $48,609 $50,909 224 188 14 251 27 18 4 35 110 39 910 $74,818 $64,488 $69,596 $90,631 $79,835 $69,550 $70,441 $85,323 $73,584 $75,122 $56,837 199 177 73 485 26 20 18 61 130 32 1221 $101,169 $75,530 $84,102 $104,017 $131,004 $91,741 $86,230 $101,352 $89,628 $83,908 $75,158 276 301 73 306 9 44 25 107 185 98 1424 $108,132 $89,501 $99,386 $117,384 $137,209 $108,028 $112,627 $115,504 $104,237 $102,897 $90,034 243 466 206 582 9 68 16 127 243 130 2090 $147,942 $114,899 $124,833 $147,333 $198,881 $114,600 $135,353 $148,119 $136,503 $131,589 $118,038 205 586 184 357 7 56 6 87 110 37 1635 $187,023 $141,805 $170,971 $195,797 $266,010 $162,304 $169,421 $148,095 $168,113 $169,415 $146,525 127 321 37 216 6 15 13 40 45 16 836 $228,973 $184,116 $203,432 $232,984 $322,421 $183,359 $188,984 $196,780 $191,705 $203,054 $174,372 42 110 9 86 1 4 0 16 33 4 305 $297,112 $252,456 $213,586 $265,706 $468,698 $340,100 $308,589
No data
$50,955 $53,558 $50,004
No data
$199,745 $280,314 $210,077
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Advanced Technologies A AB
F+
Utility (rate controlled) AA B
F+
Service (for profit) AF+ Service and Control (not for profit) AA A B
F+
E D
Manufacturing (non-durables) AA B
F+
F+ E F F+ F E D C F F+ B A A-
Manufacturing (durables) AA B
Resource Exploitation (oil & gas only) AA B
Resource Exploitation (except oil & gas) AA B
F+
Engineering, Procurement, and Construction AA B
F+
F+
F+
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
$350,000
$400,000
$450,000
$500,000
Annual Total Compensation for Engineers
Figure 25: Annual Engineer Total Compensation Comparison between Industry Categories.
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Table 30: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES. Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineers from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75
AA B C D E F F+ 13 224 199 276 243 205 127 42 12.9% 1.0% 1.8% 1.6% 4.3% 1.6% 5.4% 10.6% $51,915 $64,488 $75,530 $89,501 $51,999 $69,000 $78,000 $80,009 $51,999 $64,030 $74,646 $88,798 $47,242 $46,100 $57,038 $63,999 $78,075 $81,120 $56,159 $119,029 $131,391 $142,860 $171,564 $48,670 $55,985 $64,980 $73,613 $94,882 $51,999 $59,942 $69,532 $81,188 $52,752 $69,000 $80,000 $97,406
D90
$53,369 $74,002 $85,776 $104,030
$114,899 $108,000 $113,100 $141,805 $136,500 $138,336
$104,916 $124,949 $136,052
$213,017 $116,339 $124,000 $159,000 $173,756 $628,250 $138,177 $153,430 $199,327 $234,276 $489,240 $189,914 $203,204 $278,825 $369,457
$184,116 $126,000 $175,500 $114,075 $252,456 No value $226,901 $162,082
Table 31: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, AND CONSTRUCTION. Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineers from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75 D90
AA B C D E F F+ 63 188 177 301 466 586 321 110 25.6% 6.5% 5.2% 3.5% 3.1% 13.4% 13.0% 0.7% $50,134 $69,596 $84,102 $99,386 $44,720 $70,720 $106,942 $117,558 $49,088 $68,661 $82,000 $99,591 $32,448 $49,358 $60,320 $72,000 $88,920 $65,520 $102,910 $180,960 $128,900 $44,720 $60,290 $69,753 $85,368 $44,720 $64,800 $74,574 $90,000 $54,600 $72,075 $90,196 $65,520 $78,698 $106,942
$108,950 $116,804
$124,833 $120,000 $125,000
$163,200 $108,766 $116,243 $133,395 $141,131 $273,961 $136,800 $144,852 $187,200 $237,270 $796,106 $156,000 $169,800 $232,378 $275,673 $301,215 $189,000 $198,009 $224,499 $242,494
$170,971 $150,000 $156,210 $100,800 $203,432 $256,838 $186,796 $106,020 $213,586 $189,000 $211,667 $165,000
Table 32: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (except oil and gas). Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineers from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75 D90
AA B C D E F F+ 31 14 73 73 206 184 37 9 10.9% 9.3% 7.4% 1.1% 13.4% 17.6% 10.4% $54,953 $90,631 $61,226 $93,431 $53,707 $93,431 $43,748 $71,550 $79,500 $92,835 $64,347 $98,456 $117,514 $47,400 $75,433 $89,085 $51,031 $91,413 $97,011 $61,226 $96,248 $61,226 $97,885
$104,017 $108,241 $108,241 $117,384 $121,883 $120,219
$110,560 $113,145
$129,522 $103,492 $112,967 $123,555 $126,086 $192,074 $122,742 $134,277 $161,870 $173,602 $238,542 $169,491 $184,007 $207,490 $219,200 $271,025 $212,778 $217,784 $244,100 $255,227 $311,133 $232,406 $248,062 $289,126 $296,402
$147,333 $132,018 $144,358 $103,390 $195,797 $188,647 $196,826 $149,937 $232,984 No value $233,532 $205,691 $265,706 No value $258,699 $232,103
No data
Table 33: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas). Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineers from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75
AA B C D E F F+ 25 251 485 306 582 357 216 86 1.1% -6.6% 25.5% 20.3% 28.7% 31.4% 30.3% 34.8% $51,544 $79,835 $131,004 $137,209 $53,062 $79,900 $83,700 $92,000 $51,272 $79,900 $126,333 $127,763 $40,810 $24,000 $33,000 $82,201 $91,550 $63,083 $153,239 $236,220 $239,167 $45,926 $33,000 $83,700 $98,696 $48,298 $51,438 $54,269
D90
$57,400
$103,576 $125,921
$103,061 $159,290 $182,844 $112,409 $160,168 $191,419
$198,881 $173,725 $189,043
$338,833 $140,881 $159,592 $234,397 $266,513 $398,761 $182,815 $221,240 $305,766 $341,405 $517,060 $209,300 $249,219 $393,096 $443,863
$266,010 $179,760 $270,805 $142,700 $322,421 $196,100 $311,680 $168,540
$468,698 $455,511 $455,511 $172,713 $1,234,000 $312,293 $365,143 $535,956 $589,160
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Table 34: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within MANUFACTURING (durables). Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineers from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75 A13 No data $48,609 $50,000 $50,000 $40,000 $62,000 $45,000 $45,000 $50,000
A B C D E F F+ 27 26 9 9 7 6 1 15.7% 24.9% 26.4% 13.0% 27.0% 16.5% $69,550 $91,741 $65,000 $80,000 $70,000 $90,958 $57,000 $68,469 $88,038 $84,880 $117,350 $123,725 $61,800 $72,574 $94,408 $65,000 $80,450 $73,968
D90
$50,000 $75,200
$101,019 $112,623
$108,028 No value $109,590
$105,700 $115,000 $119,745
$114,600 No value $115,000 $103,254 $162,304 No value $149,630 $108,630 $183,359 No value $167,875 $146,500
$125,725 $106,790 $110,000 $117,554 $125,094 $261,485 $128,180 $143,857 $164,334 $209,377 $246,070 $147,418 $152,251 $210,563 $234,785
No data
$340,100 No value $340,100 No value No value No value No value No value No value
Table 35: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within MANUFACTURING (non-durables). Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineers from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75 A4 -4.2% $50,909 No value $52,020 $45,596 $54,000 $47,397 $50,099 $52,830
A B C D E F F+ 18 20 44 68 56 15 4 -2.5% -2.7% 3.1% 6.1% 7.0% -5.9% 9.2% $70,441 $86,230 $112,627 $68,832 $77,052 $95,292 $70,205 $84,527 $101,405 $65,208 $75,953 $59,476 $75,446 $122,869 $188,980 $68,832 $77,052 $90,678 $68,832 $81,096 $95,606 $72,236 $87,585
D90
$53,532 $72,804 $91,960
$116,311 $164,517
$135,353 $137,506 $132,549 $108,191 $169,421 $160,738 $160,384 $122,560 $188,984 $184,198 $184,198 $164,182 $308,589 No value $300,131 $185,999
$212,411 $115,012 $125,575 $137,857 $140,516 $279,313 $150,130 $155,520 $162,910 $210,565 $295,500 $169,094 $177,284 $186,724 $197,884 $448,093 $194,286 $206,715 $402,004 $429,658
Table 36: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within SERVICE (not for profit). Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineers from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75 D90 A0 No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data A 4 11.2% $85,323 No value $81,100 $78,130 $100,960 $78,268 $78,475 $87,948 $95,755 B 18 14.0% $101,352 No value $96,435 $84,500 $128,110 $90,240 $93,290 $103,298 $126,022
C D E F F+ 25 16 6 13 0 14.7% 16.4% 9.8% 14.9% $115,504 $104,000 $112,860 $88,350 $150,080 $101,052 $104,500 $116,190 $141,554 $191,750 $131,830 $135,860 $154,788 $166,995 $168,210 $124,860 $141,448 $163,523 $166,415 $204,600 $189,626 $193,740 $200,600 $203,880 $148,119 $165,670 $145,020 $126,500 $148,095 No value $153,010 $109,719 $196,780 No value $197,480 $186,400
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
Table 37: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within SERVICE (for profit). Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineers from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 A7 No data $50,955 No value $49,920 $42,900 $57,344 $45,146 $47,697
A B C D E F F+ 35 61 107 127 87 40 16 -3.2% 2.4% 7.4% 7.6% 9.4% 0.2% -7.3% $73,584 $89,628 $104,237 $77,795 $84,448 $99,330 $77,757 $87,119 $101,454 $50,000 $72,000 $90,000 $88,738 $119,561 $138,639 $60,000 $82,667 $97,206 $64,497 $84,448 $98,281
D75
$55,565 $79,003 $92,022
D90
$56,316 $85,267 $105,237
$105,690 $119,953
$136,503 $118,855 $130,405 $108,000 $168,113 $158,453 $161,607 $140,276 $191,705 $166,404 $183,888 $162,864 $199,745 $189,204 $190,128 $153,696
$212,000 $118,284 $122,709 $142,447 $171,015 $280,000 $150,579 $158,453 $167,128 $195,845 $375,000 $166,264 $171,267 $193,263 $233,557 $290,683 $178,800 $186,846 $201,975 $232,040
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Table 38: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within UTILITY (rate controlled). Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineers from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25
AA B C D E F F+ 91 110 130 185 243 110 45 33 1.4% 6.0% 7.1% 8.0% 7.0% 8.2% -4.7% -11.6% $53,558 $75,122 $83,908 $102,897 $46,352 $72,271 $78,979 $89,784 $53,976 $72,767 $83,063 $100,564 $39,000 $60,495 $69,713 $83,938 $66,102 $96,201 $107,361 $134,800 $46,352 $68,500 $74,035 $90,018 $49,150 $70,650 $78,767 $95,898
D75
$57,273 $76,499 $87,589
D90
$60,611 $87,827 $96,101
$109,741 $116,890
$131,589 $112,106 $128,813 $100,000 $169,415 No value $160,279 $127,446 $203,054 No value $186,798 $142,288 $280,314 No value $226,420 $164,681
$179,200 $113,237 $118,801 $140,400 $154,848 $231,333 $142,432 $148,907 $187,050 $217,504 $308,000 $147,546 $155,624 $242,570 $285,052 $545,474 $186,892 $198,469 $345,800 $453,884
Table 39: Annual Engineer Total Compensation within ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Engineers from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75
AA B C D E F F+ 3 39 32 98 130 37 16 4 10.6% 0.0% 6.1% 3.7% 5.0% 3.6% 2.4% 21.9% $50,004 $56,837 $50,004 $54,000 $50,004 $55,842 $73,994 $89,855 $50,004 $53,000 $60,480 $71,582 $80,000 $50,004 $62,751 $96,414 $120,238 $50,004 $54,000 $64,424 $76,942 $50,004 $54,000 $69,736 $80,746 $50,004 $59,614 $79,779 $97,848
D90
$50,004 $61,100 $86,347 $103,857
$75,158 No value $90,034 No value
$118,038 $107,000 $116,868
$173,579 $100,892 $108,211 $128,284 $135,579 $188,675 $125,825 $136,958 $154,640 $165,688 $272,486 $134,018 $146,439 $200,875 $212,944 $250,968 $167,927 $177,269 $246,627 $249,232
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ALL INDUSTRY TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR GEOSCIENTISTS

The following section outlines the total compensation for geoscientists. Table 40 and Figure 26 give an overview across all the industry sectors. A note of caution that the participation of geoscientists in this years and past years surveys may not be accurately representing the provincial geoscientist membership. As such, we would recommend future participation in this free service to improve accuracy and reliability. Table 40: Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation for All Industries. Responsibility # % Change Median Min Max Category Geoscientists from 2011 Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25
AA B C D E F F+
$400,000
D75
$50,960 $88,453
D90
$51,583 $101,440
3 27 68 137 130 102 71 20
2.4% 6.8% 12.2% 6.9% 12.7% 17.8% 19.6% 36.3%
$50,613 $77,016 $99,868 $113,438
$49,920 $80,950 $89,000 $93,300
$49,920 $80,950 $95,705 $112,000
$49,920 $46,001 $57,018 $72,688 $87,150
$51,999 $104,484 $171,207 $180,140
$49,920 $54,478 $71,733 $90,000
$49,920 $62,352 $85,094 $95,681
$111,182 $132,161 $125,600 $139,881
$159,077 $105,000 $150,044
$302,181 $106,524 $129,248 $185,821 $217,984 $356,763 $145,953 $172,900 $283,168 $302,540 $450,713 $179,010 $237,017 $327,408 $371,184 $555,705 $306,356 $364,312 $437,934 $489,001
$229,062 $165,000 $232,752 $120,000 $282,571 $183,600 $284,202 $162,404 $394,791 No value $393,585 $220,600
F+
$350,000
Annual Total Compensation for Geoscientists
$300,000 F
$250,000
E $200,000
$150,000
$100,000
C B
A
$50,000
A-
$0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Figure 26: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation for All Industries.
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TOTAL COMPENSATION BY INDUSTRY CATEGORY FOR GEOSCIENTISTS

Table 41 and Figure 27 give an overview across the industry sectors for total compensation for geoscientists. As noted, many of the industries are not represented, but like the engineering data, the forerunner industry is oil and gas resource exploitation. Tables 42 to 46 give the specifics of the industry sectors that had participation. Table 41: Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation Comparison between Industry Categories.
Responsibility Category Industry Category Engineering, Geoscience Consulting Engineering, Procurement, and Resource Exploitation (except oil & gas) Resource Exploitation (oil & gas only) Manufacturing (durables) Manufacturing (nondurables) Service and Control (not for profit) Service (for profit) Utility (rate controlled) Advanced Technologies Total All Industry Average Total Compensation AA B C D E F F+ Total # Geoscientists # Geos Avg Tot Comp # Geos Avg Tot Comp # Geos Avg Tot Comp # Geos Avg Tot Comp # Geos Avg Tot Comp # Geos Avg Tot Comp # Geos Avg Tot Comp # Geos Avg Tot Comp
120 0 16 346 0 0 73 3 0 0 558 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 $50,613 $51,999 12 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 $77,016 $60,726 20 0 4 35 0 0 9 0 0 0 68 $99,868 $73,001 30 0 1 67 0 0 38 1 0 0 137 $113,438 $89,836 30 0 7 74 0 0 18 2 0 0 131 $159,077 $111,587 17 0 4 75 0 0 5 0 0 0 101 $229,062 $142,188 9 0 0 59 0 0 3 0 0 0 71 $282,571 $186,441 1 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 $394,791 $220,600
No data No data
$49,920
No data No data
$90,049
No data
$106,793 $114,353
No data
$122,924 $126,641
No data
$156,650 $184,544
No data
$209,507 $250,963
No data No data
$302,544
No data No data
$403,959
No data No data
$94,862
No data No data
$107,350 $158,730
No data No data
$131,353 $152,878
No data No data
$148,592
No data No data
$178,173
No data No data
No data No data
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Advanced Technologies
Utility (rate controlled)
F+ F E Service (for profit) B A AF+ Service and Control (not for profit) A AB C D
Manufacturing (non-durables) F+ F Manufacturing (durables) E D C F F+ B A A-
Resource Exploitation (oil & gas only) AF+ F Resource Exploitation (except oil & gas) A AB A B
F+
F+
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
$350,000
$400,000
$450,000
Annual Total Compensation for Geoscientists
Figure 27: Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation Comparison between Industry Categories.
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Table 42: Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation within CONSULTING SERVICES.

Responsibility # % Change Category Geoscientists from 2011 Average
AA B C D E F F+ 1 12 20 30 30 17 9 1 6.6% -3.5% -0.6% 5.3% 4.4% 6.4% -3.5% -62.0% $51,999 $60,726 $73,001 $89,836 $111,587 $142,188 $186,441 $124,700
Mode No value No value No value

$95,392 $105,000
Median (D50) Min Value Max Value D10 D25 D75 D90 $58,682 No value No value No value No value No value No value
$62,030 $74,281 $90,988 $107,841 $131,886 $181,745 $124,700 $46,001 $46,644 $72,688 $87,150 $109,808 $162,404 $76,103 $90,122 $101,676 $159,520 $221,548 $262,000 $50,790 $60,616 $81,450 $91,850 $123,230 $165,776 $54,524 $67,250 $87,300 $101,208 $127,950 $169,500 $63,918 $80,790 $94,540 $118,682 $149,514 $183,600 $73,072 $86,111 $95,865 $131,706 $158,994 $210,400
No value
$183,600
No value
No value
No value
No value No value No value No value
Table 43: Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (except oil and gas).
Responsibility # % Change Category Geoscientists from 2011 Average ANo data No data No data A No data No data No data
B C D E F F+ 4 1 7 4 9.9% 2.7% 16.7% 22.9% $106,793 $122,924 $156,650 $209,507
No data No data
No data No data
No data No data
Mode No data No data No value No value No value No value No data No data
Median (D50) Min Value Max Value D10 No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
$107,409 $122,924 $157,157 $211,532 $97,011 $115,345 $99,185 $140,075 $189,915
D25 No data No data

$102,447 $149,781 $200,701
D75 No data No data

$111,756 $160,484 $220,338
D90 No data No data

$113,909 $172,863 $227,480
No value
$132,316 $182,725
No value
$186,546 $232,241
No data No data
No data No data
No data No data
No data No data
No data No data
No data No data
No data No data
Table 44: Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas).
Responsibility # % Change Category Geoscientists from 2011 Average
AA B C D E F F+ 2 15 35 67 74 75 59 19 -3.4% 12.2% 21.0% 17.5% 29.9% 29.9% 29.3% 42.1% $49,920 $90,049 $114,353 $126,641 $184,544 $250,963 $302,544 $403,959
Mode
$49,920 $80,950 $89,000 $93,300
Median (D50) Min Value Max Value

$49,920 $87,317 $109,875 $125,600 $182,328 $252,236 $290,932 $396,241 $49,920 $80,950 $74,446 $93,300 $120,500 $159,900 $178,200 $227,538 $49,920 $104,484 $171,207 $180,140 $302,181 $352,409 $450,713 $555,705
D10
$49,920 $80,950 $89,000 $102,700 $139,366 $189,385 $236,147 $337,798
D25
$49,920 $82,370 $104,291 $115,494 $150,816 $210,389 $265,549 $371,493
D75
$49,920 $96,596 $123,432 $135,856 $208,369 $286,603 $340,706 $438,893
D90
$49,920 $104,171 $143,767 $152,111 $239,386 $311,041 $394,684 $492,748
Table 45: Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation within SERVICE AND CONTROL (not for profit).
Responsibility # % Change Category Geoscientists from 2011 Average ANo data No data No data A No data No data No data
B C D E F F+ 9 38 18 5 3 6.5% 6.4% 8.9% 9.6% 8.8% $94,862 $107,350 $131,353 $148,592 $178,173
Mode No data No data

$90,000 $90,000
Median (D50) Min Value Max Value D10 No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
$95,190 $106,215 $132,640 $148,990 $178,000 $88,940 $90,000 $113,140 $137,780 $177,510 $108,050 $122,690 $147,550 $158,290 $179,010 $89,788 $96,827 $120,254 $141,328 $177,608
D25 No data No data

$90,000 $103,161 $129,248 $146,650 $177,755
D75 No data No data

$95,410 $112,800 $134,785 $151,250 $178,505
D90 No data No data

$98,410 $120,006 $140,030 $155,474 $178,808
No data
No data
No data
No value No value No value No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
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Table 46: Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation within SERVICE (for profit).
Responsibility # % Change Category Geoscientists from 2011 Average ANo data No data No data A No data No data No data B No data No data No data
C D E F F+ 1 2 43.0% 9.2% $158,730 $152,878
Mode No data No data No data No value No value No data No data No data
Median (D50) Min Value Max Value No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data $158,730 No value No value
$152,878 $144,656 $161,099
D10 D25 D75 D90 No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No value No value No value No value
$146,301 $148,767 $156,988 $159,455
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FULL SALARY SURVEY RESULTS

OVERVIEW
Along with the statistics already reported, there were a number of other statistics gathered. This section will include a breakdown and report on gender, location, years of experience, company size, as well as university specific information on co-op student salary and degree. Although for some data sets reported the previously filtered data was used, but for several of these categories, separate filtering was completed to ensure accuracy. Data that lay outside three standard deviations of the average were considered outliers. The number of outlier points is reported in Appendix E.
GENDER DATA BY RESPONSIBILITY CATEGORY FOR ENGINEERS

Figure 28 and Table 47 show the data for gender by responsibility category for engineers. This data set was based on the all industry filtered data for engineers. The trend supports the impending labour shortage, with the majority of participants in higher responsibly categories and presumably closer to retirement.
1800 1600 1400 Male Engineers Female Engineers Undeclared Gender
Number of Participants
1200 1000
800
600
400
200 0
A-
F+
Figure 28: Gender Distribution based on Responsibility Category for Engineers. The gender distribution data trends are a bit higher than the actual membership data that is reported in Table 1, which had 85.6% male engineers, 14.0% female engineers, and 0.4% undeclared gender engineers. Table 47: Gender Distribution for Responsibility Category for Engineers.
Engineering Data Responsibility Category Total

AA B C D E F F+ 254 841 1151 1464 2102 1516 815 317
Total 8460
Males 204 (80%) 606 (72%) 830 (72%) 1054 (72%) 1672 (80%) 1267 (84%) 637 (78%) 254 (80%) 6524 (77%)
Females 49 (19%) 200 (24%) 278 (24%) 305 (21%) 350 (17%) 131 (9%) 48 (6%) 16 (5%) 1377 (16%)
Undeclared 1 (0%) 35 (4%) 43 (4%) 105 (7%) 80 (4%) 118 (8%) 130 (16%) 47 (15%) 559 (7%)
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Table 48 and Figure 29 show a summary of the average base salary compared to the industry average for engineers broken down by gender. It is encouraging to see very similar salaries at the lower responsibility levels between genders and it is hoped as these employees gain experience that this trend also continues. The difference in salary at upper management/responsibility categories still has a very visible difference. It is expected that this report will encourage fair compensation for individual practitioners while helping corporations remain competitive in an aggressive labour market. One of APEGAs strategic goals is attracting, retaining, advancing individuals to the profession and it is apparent that a salary discrepancy may be a reason why it is difficult to retain females in the profession in upper management positions. Table 48: Salary Comparison by Gender for Responsibility Category for Engineers.
AAll Industries Male Engineers Female Engineers Undeclared Engineers

$250,000
A
$68,048 $67,774 $67,683 $74,884
Responsibility Category C D
$95,049 $94,476 $94,080 $103,624 $120,832 $120,964 $117,844 $131,149
F+
$49,911 $49,765 $50,520 $49,920
$81,068 $80,940 $80,955 $84,282
$150,795 $182,056 $212,095 $150,403 $179,881 $214,255 $147,153 $173,473 $196,232 $159,048 $195,883 $205,824
$200,000
$150,000
All Industries Male Engineers Female Engineers
$100,000
Undeclared Engineers
$50,000
$0 AA B C D E F F+
Figure 29: Salary Comparison by Gender across the Responsibility Categories for Engineers.
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Tables 49 to 51 summarize the base salary for gender type across all industries for engineers. Table 49: Male Engineer Annual Base Salary Data for All Industries.
AA B C D E F F+
# Male Engineers
204 606 830 1054 1672 1267 637 254
Average
$49,765 $67,774 $80,940 $94,476
Mode
$41,600 $64,381 $66,982 $90,000
Median (D50)
$49,920 $68,325 $81,819 $95,000
Min Value
$32,448 $46,100 $55,486 $61,200 $79,164 $91,514
Max Value
$66,102 $91,520 $108,000 $129,588
D10
$41,600 $56,525 $67,619 $78,780
D25
$45,457 $62,501 $74,880 $88,200
D75
$53,707 $74,145 $88,000
D90
$57,616 $77,256 $92,131
$101,447 $108,729
$120,964 $113,916 $121,104 $179,881 $180,000 $178,164
$160,014 $103,219 $111,719 $130,800 $138,000 $273,961 $144,962 $163,200 $191,890 $215,800
$150,403 $133,284 $150,797 $100,367 $203,000 $128,235 $139,008 $160,861 $172,000 $214,255 $300,000 $209,664 $101,680 $310,652 $174,663 $190,514 $236,975 $265,000
Table 50: Female Engineer Annual Base Salary Data for All Industries.
AA B C D E F F+
# Female Engineers
49 200 278 305 350 131 48 16
Average
$50,520 $67,683 $80,955 $94,080
Mode
$41,600 $64,381 $75,000 $100,000
Median (D50)
$50,960 $68,192 $81,148 $95,159
Min Value
$41,600 $46,800 $59,963 $63,999 $79,164 $98,904 $96,200
Max Value
$61,971 $84,542 $100,000 $124,800
D10
$41,600 $58,011 $68,286 $78,801
D25
$46,352 $62,879 $75,000 $88,000
D75
$53,976 $73,000 $87,787
D90
$56,780 $77,040 $92,145
$101,287 $106,824
$117,844 $120,000 $117,307 $147,153 $140,000 $148,650 $173,473 $143,688 $168,467
$155,300 $100,445 $110,199 $127,191 $134,247 $200,579 $123,602 $135,954 $158,538 $169,000 $269,069 $137,602 $143,688 $190,047 $216,827
$196,232 No value $198,170 $101,680 $285,000 $157,500 $175,868 $209,600 $246,708
Table 51: Undeclared Gender Engineer Annual Base Salary Data for All Industries.
# Responsibility Undeclared Category Engineers Average

AA B C D E F F+ 1 35 43 105 80 118 130 47 $49,920 $74,884 $84,282 $103,624
Mode
No value $79,900 $83,700 $92,000
Median (D50)
$49,920 $79,900 $83,700 $101,100
Min Value
No value $62,400 $68,556 $79,040 $97,344
Max Value
No value $79,900 $92,800 $129,400
D10
No value $65,208 $80,464 $91,880
D25
No value $66,234 $83,700 $94,201
D75
No value $79,900 $87,800
D90
No value $79,900 $88,300
$112,400 $117,580
$131,149 $136,200 $134,927
$161,400 $111,875 $116,613 $142,400 $149,538
$159,048 $137,500 $155,593 $115,000 $201,500 $137,500 $144,907 $173,550 $188,450 $195,883 $163,370 $188,824 $138,320 $272,550 $162,355 $171,137 $216,100 $247,217 $205,824 $189,000 $204,617 $185,170 $238,450 $189,000 $192,898 $215,130 $225,484
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GENDER DATA BY RESPONSIBILITY CATEGORY FOR GEOSCIENTISTS

Figure 30 and Table 52 show the data for gender by responsibility category for geoscientists. This data set was based on the all industry filtered data for geoscientists. Again, a similar trend is seen, where a large percentage of the population is at a higher responsibility levels. It is encouraging to see higher levels of females entering this profession.
100 90 80 Male Geoscientists Female Geoscientists Undeclared Gender
70 60
50 40 30 20 10 0 AA B C D E F F+ Responsibility Category
Figure 30: Gender Distribution based on Responsibility Category for Geoscientists. Table 52: Gender Distribution for Responsibility Category for Geoscientists.
Geoscientist Data Responsibility Category Total

AA B C D E F F+ 3 27 68 137 130 102 71 20
Total 558
Males 2 (67%) 13 (48%) 28 (41%) 60 (44%) 94 (72%) 79 (77%) 52 (73%) 15 (75%) 343 (61%)
Females 1 (33%) 14 (52%) 36 (53%) 58 (42%) 25 (19%) 14 (14%) 8 (11%) 5 (25%) 161 (29%)
Undeclared 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 4 (6%) 19 (14%) 11 (8%) 9 (9%) 11 (15%) 0 (0%) 54 (10%)
Table 53 and Figure 31 show a summary of the average base salary compared to the industry average for geoscientists, where Tables 54 to 56 give specific details. It is encouraging to see geoscientist salaries, for the most part, fairly equal across gender with the exception of the F/F+ categories.
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Table 53: Salary Comparison by Gender for Responsibility Category for Geoscientists.
AAll Industries Male Geoscientists Female Geoscientists Undeclared Geoscientists

$50,613 $50,960 $49,920
A
$68,936 $67,088 $70,652
Responsibility Category B C D
$83,010 $81,267 $83,700 $89,000 $100,094 $98,033 $99,665 $107,913 $123,818 $122,765 $121,334 $138,460
F+
$161,750 $195,740 $230,971 $159,897 $191,608 $236,171 $165,798 $177,983 $215,370 $171,722 $228,185
No data
No data
No data
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
All Industries Male Geoscientists Female Geoscientists
$100,000
Undeclared Geoscientists
$50,000
$0
AA B C D E F F+
Figure 31: Salary Comparison by Gender across the Responsibility Categories for Geoscientists. Table 54: Male Geoscientist Annual Base Salary Data for All Industries .
Responsibility # Male Category Geoscientists Average

AA B C D E F F+ 2 13 28 60 94 79 52 15 $50,960 $67,088 $81,267 $98,033
Mode
No value $77,000 $86,000 $99,000
Median (D50)
$50,960 $62,000 $83,371 $99,000
Min Value
$51,999 $86,500 $101,000 $122,700
Max Value
$2,079 $36,100 $39,985 $53,700 $58,457 $72,700 $81,700 $86,860
D10
$50,128 $51,557 $68,099 $85,562
D25
$50,440 $59,000 $76,330 $93,225
D75
$51,479 $77,000 $87,125
D90
$51,791 $82,000 $91,015
$105,000 $110,150
$122,765 $121,000 $124,024 $145,607 $159,897 $165,000 $165,000 $192,700 $191,608 $195,000 $192,655 $230,200 $236,171 $240,000 $240,000 $288,100
$106,157 $117,099 $132,867 $137,498 $131,845 $150,500 $173,000 $177,966 $167,900 $183,463 $198,400 $209,870 $203,220 $218,363 $242,950 $273,000
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Table 55: Female Geoscientist Annual Base Salary Data for All Industries .
Responsibility # Female Category Geoscientists Average

AA B C D E F F+ 1 14 36 58 25 14 8 5 $49,920 $70,652 $83,700 $99,665
Mode
No value $75,000 $90,000
Median (D50)
$49,920 $75,000 $89,800
Min Value
No value $81,000 $96,000
Max Value
No value $35,000 $38,982 $43,620 $63,096 $77,617 $27,203 $76,750
D10
No value $57,406 $68,023 $87,000
D25
No value $67,750 $74,085 $95,392
D75
No value $76,000 $91,257
D90
No value $77,760 $93,200
$100,000 $100,000 $120,120
$104,754 $109,835
$121,334 $128,000 $122,000 $151,980 $165,798 $168,000 $168,000 $203,000 $177,983 No value $180,500 $189,203 $215,370 $230,000 $230,000 $247,000
$105,269 $109,000 $128,000 $142,720 $139,828 $159,750 $175,525 $184,610 $162,283 $172,946 $185,700 $188,221 $181,990 $199,600 $230,000 $240,200
Table 56: Undeclared Gender Geoscientist Annual Base Salary Data for All Industries.
Responsibility # Undeclared Category Geoscientists Average A0 No data A 0 No data

B C D E F F+ 4 19 11 9 11 0 $89,000 $107,913
Median Mode (D50) No data No data No data No data

$89,000 $93,300 $89,000
Min Value No data No data

$89,000
Max Value No data No data

$0 $32,300 $22,000 $28,600 $75,700
D10 No data No data

$89,000 $93,300
D25 No data No data

$89,000 $99,910
D75 No data No data

$89,000
D90 No data No data

$89,000
$105,900 $125,600
$116,100 $121,040
$128,800 $135,250 $142,200 $147,100 $160,540 $162,500 $180,700 $185,940 $199,400 $211,450 $247,820 $251,700
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
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GENDER DATA BY INDUSTRY CATEGORY FOR ENGINEERS

This section outlines the gender data by industry category for engineers. It is interesting to note that females have the highest representation in the Service industry (both for profit and not for profit). Table 57: Gender Data by Industry Category for Engineers.
Industry Category Engineering, Geoscience Consulting Service Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Resource Exploitation (except oil & gas) Resource Exploitation (oil & gas only) Manufacturing (durables) Manufacturing (non-durables) Service and Control (not for profit) Service (for profit) Utility (rate controlled) Advanced Technologies Total
Total 1329 2212 627 2308 98 229 82 480 947 359 8671
Engineering Data Males Females Undeclared 1073 (81%) 244 (18%) 12 (1%) 1634 (74%) 307 (14%) 271 (12%) 536 (85%) 91 (15%) 0 (0%) 1704 (74%) 342 (15%) 262 (11%) 93 (95%) 3 (3%) 2 (2%) 175 (76%) 54 (24%) 0 (0%) 59 (72%) 23 (28%) 0 (0%) 380 (79%) 98 (20%) 2 (0%) 776 (82%) 171 (18%) 0 (0%) 303 (84%) 56 (16%) 0 (0%) 6733 (78%) 1389 (16%) 549 (6%)
Advanced Technologies Utility (rate controlled) Service (for profit) Service and Control (not for profit) Manufacturing (non-durables) Manufacturing (durables) Resource Exploitation (oil & gas only) Resource Exploitation (except oil & gas) Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Engineering, Geoscience Consulting Service 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Undeclared Gender Female Engineers Male Engineers
1400
1600
1800
Figure 32: Gender Comparison across Industry Categories for Engineers.
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GENDER DATA BY INDUSTRY CATEGORY FOR GEOSCIENTISTS

This section outlines the gender data by industry category for geoscientists. Also, like the engineering data, the highest level of female employment is the Service industry (both for profit and not for profit), although not all industries were represented in the years survey. Table 58: Gender Data by Industry Category for Geoscientists.
Industry Category Engineering, Geoscience Consulting Service Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Resource Exploitation (except oil & gas) Resource Exploitation (oil & gas only) Manufacturing (durables) Manufacturing (non-durables) Service and Control (not for profit) Service (for profit) Utility (rate controlled) Advanced Technologies Total
Total 120 0 16 346 0 0 73 3 0 0 558
Geoscientist Data Males Females Undeclared 78 (65%) 42 (35%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 13 (81%) 3 (19%) 0 (0%) 210 (61%) 82 (24%) 54 (16%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 41 (56%) 32 (44%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 344 (62%) 160 (29%) 54 (10%)
Advanced Technologies Utility (rate controlled) Service (for profit) Service and Control (not for profit)
Undeclared Gender Female Geoscientists Male Geoscientists
Manufacturing (non-durables)
Manufacturing (durables) Resource Exploitation (oil & gas only) Resource Exploitation (except oil & gas)

Engineering, Geoscience Consulting Service 0 50 100 150 200 250
Figure 33: Gender Comparison across Industry Categories for Geoscientists.
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LOCATION DATA BY RESPONSIBILITY CATEGORY FOR ENGINEERS

This section outlines the salary comparison and gender comparison based on location. The data is based on the all industry filtered data set. Figure 34 and Table 59 show the participation by location. As expected, the top four areas of employment are Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray and Central Alberta.
4000 Male Engineers 3500 3000 Female Engineers Undeclared Gender
2500 2000 1500
1000 500 0
Location by APEGA Branch
Figure 34: Participants by Location and Gender for Engineers. Table 59: Participants by Location and Gender for Engineers.
APEGA Branch Regions Edmonton Calgary Peace Region Fort McMurray Lakeland Vermillion River Yellowhead Central Alberta Medicine Hat Lethbridge Undeclared Total
Total 2002 4482 90 1152 26 53 14 214 15 29 383 8460
Engineering Data Males Females Undeclared 1650 (82%) 300 (15%) 52 (3%) 3426 (76%) 807 (18%) 249 (6%) 79 (88%) 11 (12%) 0 (0%) 968 (84%) 184 (16%) 0 (0%) 2 (8%) 0 (0%) 24 (92%) 50 (94%) 3 (6%) 0 (0%) 10 (71%) 4 (29%) 0 (0%) 172 (80%) 42 (20%) 0 (0%) 15 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 27 (93%) 2 (7%) 0 (0%) 125 (33%) 24 (6%) 234 (61%) 6524 (77%) 1377 (16%) 559 (7%)
Tables 60 to 63 and Figure 35 compare the salaries to location. For entry level positions, the higher salaries are in the more remote locations of Fort McMurray, Vermilion, Peace Region, and Lakeland. For the middle responsibility levels, the higher salaries are for the locations of Lakeland, Fort McMurray, and Calgary. The upper level responsibility categories have the highest salaries in Calgary, which is expected as most operation headquarters are based in Calgary or Edmonton.
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Table 60: Impact of Location by Responsibility Category on Base Salary for Engineers.
Responsibility Category APEGA Branch AA B C D Total # Regions Engineers # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Edmonton 2002 93 $50,223 262 $67,123 251 $78,063 334 $92,335 397 $116,588 375 Calgary 4482 96 $48,911 415 $67,096 552 $80,530 836 $96,285 1145 $122,619 825 Peace Region 90 8 $58,107 13 $69,252 22 $76,576 24 $86,439 15 $114,412 7 Fort McMurray 1152 31 $47,896 79 $75,855 256 $86,023 160 $96,853 378 $122,773 178 Lakeland 26 2 $59,114 4 $79,900 5 $84,620 10 $107,760 0 No data 2 Vermillion River 53 7 $57,420 8 $71,470 14 $86,868 7 $96,455 8 $114,162 7 Yellowhead 14 7 $49,979 2 $78,075 2 $76,150 2 $85,550 0 No data 1 Central Alberta 214 3 $51,807 30 $66,343 25 $75,670 41 $89,834 59 $111,532 38 Medicine Hat 15 1 $51,272 4 $67,135 1 $84,904 0 No data 8 $116,036 1 Lethbridge 29 0 No data 4 $64,666 7 $73,477 4 $91,163 8 $111,217 3 Undeclared 383 6 $48,412 20 $66,982 16 $79,644 46 $92,950 84 $117,498 79 Total 8460 254 841 1151 1464 2102 1516 All Industry Average Salary $49,911 $68,048 $81,068 $95,049 $120,832 E F F+ Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary
$146,693 $153,497 $136,701 $153,391 $173,500 $137,511 $151,400 $133,505 $109,719 $132,520 $147,580 $150,795 233 428 1 49 3 2 0 16 0 3 80 815 $182,056 $187,326 $183,826 $162,084 $167,719 $196,033 $164,405 57 185 0 21 0 0 0 2 0 0 52 317 $212,095 $208,681 $216,857
No data
$194,560
No data
$145,254

$188,394
No data
$139,987 $175,123
No data No data
$206,890
Table 61: Impact of Location by Responsibility Category on Base Salary for Male Engineers.
APEGA Branch Regions Edmonton 1650 Calgary 3426 Peace Region 79 Fort McMurray 968 Lakeland 2 Vermillion River 50 Yellowhead 10 Central Alberta 172 Medicine Hat 15 Lethbridge 27 Undeclared 125 Total 6524 All Industry Average Salary Responsibility Category Total # AA B C D E F F+ Male Engineers # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary
75 74 6 27 2 7 6 2 1 0 4 204 $49,911 $49,727 $48,853 $58,374 $48,236 $59,114 $57,420 $49,663 $51,490 $51,272 190 294 13 64 0 7 2 19 4 4 9 606 $68,048 $66,936 $66,622 $69,252 $75,473 187 380 21 191 0 14 1 19 1 6 10 830 $81,068 $77,724 $80,563 $76,634 $85,723 255 593 19 121 0 6 1 30 0 3 26 1054 $95,049 $91,924 $95,628 $86,103 $96,588 331 876 14 335 0 7 0 51 8 8 42 1672 $120,832 $91,924 $122,800 $114,280 $123,088 337 696 5 164 0 7 0 36 1 3 18 1267 $150,795 $146,072 $153,112 $135,508 $153,386 221 339 1 48 0 2 0 13 0 3 10 637 $182,056 $186,169 $179,340 $162,084 $169,209 54 174 0 18 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 254 $212,095 $210,476 $217,322
No data
$199,428
No data
$71,252 $78,075 $65,178 $67,135 $64,666 $68,370
No data
$86,868 $80,500 $75,331 $84,904 $72,843 $79,938
No data
$97,115 $85,600 $92,232
No data
$114,857
No data
$137,511
No data
$164,405
No data
$111,836 $116,036 $111,217 $118,636
No data
$132,940 $109,719 $132,520 $148,938
No data
$147,145

$188,394
No data
$98,196 $91,420
No data
$139,987 $169,886
No data
$45,598
No data No data
$212,428
Table 62: Impact of Location by Responsibility Category on Base Salary for Female Engineers.
Responsibility Category Total # APEGA Branch AA B C D Female Regions Engineers # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Edmonton 300 18 $52,288 65 $66,294 58 $78,313 64 $89,693 56 $112,431 26 Calgary 807 22 $49,106 107 $67,088 143 $79,629 179 $95,794 231 $119,553 82 Peace Region 11 2 $57,306 0 No data 1 $75,350 5 $87,715 1 $116,253 2 Fort McMurray 184 4 $45,600 15 $77,486 65 $86,903 39 $97,675 43 $120,314 14 Lakeland 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Vermillion River 3 0 No data 1 $73,000 0 No data 1 $92,500 1 $109,300 0 Yellowhead 4 1 $51,875 0 No data 1 $71,800 1 $85,500 0 No data 1 Central Alberta 42 1 $52,440 11 $68,356 6 $76,747 11 $83,294 8 $109,599 2 Medicine Hat 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Lethbridge 2 0 No data 0 No data 1 $77,282 1 $70,064 0 No data 0 Undeclared 24 1 $52,650 1 $61,963 3 $80,922 4 $98,658 10 $105,661 4 Total 1377 49 200 278 305 350 131 All Industry Average Salary $49,911 $68,048 $81,068 $95,049 $120,832 E F F+ Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary
$140,419 $147,635 $139,683 $153,456 10 33 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 48 $150,795 $182,056 $201,028 $170,275 3 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 $212,095 $176,369 $211,456
No data
$96,200
No data
$165,351
No data No data
$151,400 $143,682

$137,056
No data No data
$163,390
No data No data
$190,000
No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
Table 63: Impact of Location by Responsibility Category on Base Salary for Undeclared Gender Engineers.
Total #
APEGA Branch Undeclared AA B Regions Engineers # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Edmonton 52 0 No data 7 $79,900 6 $86,183 15 Calgary 249 0 No data 14 $77,121 29 $84,544 64 Peace Region 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Fort McMurray 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Lakeland 24 0 No data 4 $79,900 5 $84,620 10 Vermillion River 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Yellowhead 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Central Alberta 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Medicine Hat 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Lethbridge 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Undeclared 234 1 $49,920 10 $66,235 3 $77,387 16 Total 559 1 35 43 105 All Industry Average Salary $49,911 $68,048 $81,068
Responsibility Category C D E F F+ Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary $110,599 10 $145,216 12 $177,732 2 $246,670 0 No data
$103,747 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 80 $95,049 $120,832 $137,087 47 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 57 118 $150,795 $169,434 56 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 69 130 $182,056 $218,971 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 47 $212,095 $190,000
No data No data
$107,760
No data No data No data No data No data

$94,010
No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data

$119,702
No data No data
$173,500
No data No data
$196,033

$146,042

$175,666

$206,168
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Unknown Location AF+ Lethbridge AF+ F Medicine Hat C AA B A B A B
F+
Central Alberta AF+ F Yellowhead D AF+ Vermillion River AF+ Lakeland D AA B A B B A C A B
F+
F F+ F E F D C B A F F+ A-
E C
Fort McMurray AF+ Peace Region AA B C A B
Calgary AA B
F+
Edmonton AA B
F+
F+
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
Figure 35: Comparison of Base Salary by Location and Responsibility Category for Engineers.
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LOCATION DATA BY RESPONSIBILITY CATEGORY FOR GEOSCIENTISTS

This section outlines the salary comparison and gender comparison based on location for geoscientists. The data is based on the all industry filtered data set. The first figures are on participation. Similar to engineers, most of the population are located in Calgary, Edmonton and Fort McMurray, with the highest number of females in Calgary.
300
Male Geoscientists
250
Female Geoscientists Undeclared Gender
200
150
100
50
Location by APEGA Branch
Figure 36: Participants by Location and Gender for Geoscientists. Table 64: Participants by Location and Gender for Geoscientists.
Geoscientist Data APEGA Branch Regions Total Males Females Undeclared Edmonton 55 37 (67%) 18 (33%) 0 (0%) Calgary 451 265 (59%) 132 (29%) 54 (12%) Peace Region 0 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Fort McMurray 31 25 (81%) 6 (19%) 0 (0%) Lakeland 0 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Vermillion River 0 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Yellowhead 0 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Central Alberta 0 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Medicine Hat 0 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Lethbridge 0 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Undeclared 21 16 (76%) 5 (24%) 0 (0%) Total 558 343 (61%) 161 (29%) 54 (10%)
Table 65 to 68 and Figure 37 show the base salary comparison by location and broken down further into gender in each location. The trends are governed mainly by the Calgary data, as that was the majority of the salary survey data points.
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F+ F Unknown Location B A AC D
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Central Alberta
Yellowhead
Vermillion River
F+ F E D C
Lakeland
B A F+ F AD E
Fort McMurray A AB
Peace Region
Calgary AF+ Edmonton AA B C A B
F+
F+
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
Figure 37: Comparison of Base Salary by Location and Responsibility Category for Geoscientists.
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Table 65: Impact of Location by Responsibility Category on Base Salary for Geoscientists.
APEGA Branch AA B Total # Regions Geoscientists # Geo Avg Salary # Geo Avg Salary # Geo Avg Salary # Geo Edmonton 55 0 No data 4 $59,163 9 $72,519 19 Calgary 451 3 $50,613 23 $70,636 50 $84,498 113 Peace Region 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Fort McMurray 31 0 No data 0 No data 9 $85,233 4 Lakeland 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Vermillion River 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Yellowhead 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Central Alberta 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Medicine Hat 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Lethbridge 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Undeclared 21 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 1 Total 558 3 27 68 137 All Industry Average Salary $50,613 $68,936 $83,010 Responsibility Category C D E F F+ Avg Salary # Geo Avg Salary # Geo Avg Salary # Geo Avg Salary # Geo Avg Salary $93,661 17 $117,179 5 $135,103 1 $165,000 0 No data
$101,249 88 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 130 $100,094 $123,818 $125,980 84 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 102 $161,750 $163,757 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 $195,740 $196,179 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 $230,971 $230,971
No data
$97,521
No data
$124,861
No data
$150,802

$102,052

$116,902

$166,086
Table 66: Impact of Location by Responsibility Category on Base Salary for Male Geoscientists.
Responsibility Category APEGA Branch AA B C D E F F+ Total # Male Regions Geoscientists # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary Edmonton 37 0 no data 3 $59,588 3 $71,844 11 $93,445 14 $118,024 5 $135,103 1 $165,000 0 no data Calgary 265 2 $50,960 10 $69,338 19 $82,131 46 $99,242 59 $124,689 63 $161,920 51 $192,130 15 $236,171 Peace Region 0 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data Fort McMurray 25 0 no data 0 no data 6 $83,243 3 $96,318 11 $126,008 5 $126,008 0 no data 0 no data Lakeland 0 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data Vermillion River 0 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data Yellowhead 0 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data Central Alberta 0 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data Medicine Hat 0 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data Lethbridge 0 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data Undeclared 16 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 10 $114,482 6 $164,483 0 no data 0 no data Total 343 2 13 28 60 94 79 52 15 All Industry Average Salary $50,613 $68,936 $83,010 $100,094 $123,818 $161,750 $195,740 $230,971
Table 67: Impact of Location by Responsibility Category on Base Salary for Female Geoscientists.
Responsibility Category APEGA Branch Total # Female AA B C D E F F+ Regions Geoscientists # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary Edmonton 18 0 no data 1 $57,885 6 $72,856 8 $93,959 3 $113,236 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data Calgary 132 1 $49,920 13 $71,634 27 $85,497 48 $100,536 18 $122,584 12 $167,429 8 $177,983 5 $215,370 Peace Region 0 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data Fort McMurray 6 0 no data 0 no data 3 $89,214 1 $101,131 1 $112,237 1 $136,325 0 no data 0 no data Lakeland 0 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data Vermillion River 0 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data Yellowhead 0 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data Central Alberta 0 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data Medicine Hat 0 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data Lethbridge 0 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data Undeclared 5 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 1 $102,052 3 $124,966 1 $175,700 0 no data 0 no data Total 161 1 14 36 58 25 14 8 5 All Industry Average Salary $50,613 $68,936 $83,010 $100,094 $123,818 $161,750 $195,740 $230,971
Table 68: Impact of Location by Responsibility Category on Base Salary for Undeclared Gender Geoscientists.
Responsibility Category Total # APEGA Branch AA B C D E F F+ Undeclared Regions Geoscientists # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary Edmonton 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 No data Calgary 54 0 No data 0 No data 4 $89,000 19 $107,913 11 $138,460 9 $171,722 11 $228,185 0 No data Peace Region 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 No data Fort McMurray 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 No data Lakeland 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 No data Vermillion River 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 No data Yellowhead 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 No data Central Alberta 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 No data Medicine Hat 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 No data Lethbridge 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 No data Undeclared 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 no data 0 No data Total 54 0 0 4 19 11 9 11 0 All Industry Average Salary $50,613 $68,936 $83,010 $100,094 $123,818 $161,750 $195,740 $230,971
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YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DATA FOR ENGINEERS

This section outlines the data regarding years of experience. This data set was filtered with outlier data in Appendix E. A total of 3,595 engineer filtered data points were used and 367 geoscientist filtered data points. The years of experience was based on the last year of graduation (whether from Bachelors, Masters, or PhD degree) and makes the assumption that is when the person entered the workforce. Figure 38 shows an indication of the number of participants by years of experience and responsibility level. As expected, the less years of experience, the lower level of responsibility and vice versa.
400
350
300
250
AA
200
B C
150
D E
100
F F+
50
Years of Experience since Graduation
Figure 38: Participants by Years of Experience Since Graduation for Engineers. Figure 39 and Table 69 show the participation rate based on gender for years of experience. It is encouraging to see more females entering the workforce, as with with the labour shortage, APEGA and industry are looking to attract underrepresented groups such as females, internationally educated graduates, and Aboriginals.
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700 Male Engineers 600 Female Engineers
500
Undeclared Gender
400
300
200
100
Figure 39: Participants by Gender for Years of Experience Since Graduation for Engineers. Table 69: Participants by Gender for Years of Experience Since Graduation for Engineers.
Engineering Data Years Since Graduation Total Males Females Undeclared 0 to 5 931 628 (67%) 197 (21%) 106 (11%) 6 to 10 742 515 (69%) 150 (20%) 77 (10%) 11 to 15 477 346 (73%) 79 (17%) 52 (11%) 16 to 20 402 285 (71%) 61 (15%) 56 (14%) 21 to 25 342 259 (76%) 32 (9%) 51 (15%) 26 to 30 259 191 (74%) 25 (10%) 43 (17%) 31 to 35 251 184 (73%) 12 (5%) 55 (22%) 36 to 40 142 104 (73%) 2 (1%) 36 (25%) 41 to 45 36 28 (78%) 0 (0%) 8 (22%) 46 to 50 9 9 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 51 to 55 2 1 (50%) 0 (0%) 1 (50%) 56 to 60 2 2 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Total 3595 2552 (71%) 558 (16%) 485 (13%)
The following section outlines the base salary breakdown by years of experience for all industry for engineers. It is followed by a section that also divides if further into each responsibility category and a comparison across all responsibility categories. It is interesting to note that the highest levels of experience dont necessarily correlate to highest base salary. Again though, it is assumed that the respondent entered the workforce immediately after graduation.
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Table 70: Base Salary by Years of Experience Since Graduation for Engineers.
Years since # Graduation Engineers Average

0 to 5 6 to 10 11 to 15 16 to 20 21 to 25 26 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40 931 742 477 402 342 259 251 142 $78,569
Mode
$69,000
Median (D50)
$77,250 $99,023
Min Value
$42,000 $50,400 $49,920 $57,192 $67,392 $63,190 $74,880 $70,005 $84,500 $98,904 $96,720
Max Value
$118,800 $168,000 $203,025 $225,180
D10
$61,000 $74,100 $87,280 $92,000
D25
$68,087 $84,525 $99,000
D75
$88,336
D90
$97,000
$101,511 $100,000
$114,752 $132,987 $137,500 $157,000
$120,093 $130,000 $116,006 $131,075 $133,284 $128,586 $148,524 $133,284 $143,688 $153,944 $133,284 $145,700 $170,027 $180,000 $165,000 $162,813 $133,284 $159,938 $164,124 No value $156,750 $144,765 No value $143,520 $141,040 No value $141,040
$107,190 $150,925 $177,208
$265,000 $105,000 $117,650 $175,321 $200,000 $276,000 $103,840 $124,120 $182,210 $220,304 $300,000 $123,035 $138,198 $195,920 $233,100 $276,700 $117,434 $133,284 $189,678 $208,607 $249,300 $120,079 $130,133 $200,881 $211,715 $251,015 $103,301 $125,332 $147,085 $169,915 $170,568 $123,392 $131,255 $157,464 $165,326 $185,360 $105,584 $118,880 $163,200 $176,496
41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 55 56 to 60
$180,000 $160,000
36 9 2 2
$144,359 No value $144,359 $118,151
$140,000 $120,000
$100,000 $80,000 $60,000 $40,000 $20,000 $0
Figure 40: Trend for Base Salary by Years of Experience Since Graduation for Engineers. Table 71: Base Salary by Years of Experience and Responsibility Category for Engineers.
Responsibility Category Years Since AA B C D Total # Graduation Engineers # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs 0 to 5 931 0 No data 353 $67,162 374 $80,430 181 $93,802 20 $116,832 3 6 to 10 742 0 No data 26 $73,680 103 $78,429 344 $94,148 212 $116,832 49 11 to 15 477 0 No data 7 $66,881 17 $80,565 109 $97,662 201 $117,057 106 16 to 20 402 0 No data 3 $67,607 18 $82,491 47 $93,824 145 $118,556 137 21 to 25 342 0 No data 0 No data 2 $82,680 30 $94,847 95 $121,613 103 26 to 30 259 0 No data 0 No data 6 $77,649 18 $101,238 59 $119,607 83 31 to 35 251 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 8 $95,021 40 $128,601 70 36 to 40 142 0 No data 0 No data 1 $70,005 5 $99,722 22 $127,918 40 41 to 45 36 0 No data 0 No data 1 $93,600 0 No data 4 $116,530 10 46 to 50 9 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 2 $114,866 2 51 to 55 2 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 1 56 to 60 2 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 1 Total 3595 0 389 522 742 800 605 All Industry Average Salary $49,911 $68,048 $81,068 $95,049 $120,832 E F F+ Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary $87,867 0 No data 0 No data $143,301 8 $143,795 0 No data
$145,175 $147,372 $150,590 $149,332 $147,610 $150,204 $145,428 $141,496 $118,151 $96,720 $150,795 30 46 85 69 96 51 11 4 1 1 402 $182,056 $153,463 $173,750 $179,080 $186,813 $191,834 $176,470 $166,501 $134,787 $170,568 $185,360 7 6 27 24 37 23 10 1 0 0 135 $212,095 $182,912 $203,651 $203,654 $218,411 $216,859 $205,591 $206,294 $251,015
No data No data
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F+ 56 to 60 D C B A F+ 51 to 55 D C B A E E
F 46 to 50 C B A D
F+ E
41 to 45
C A
D B
F+
36 to 40 A B
F+
31 to 35 B A
F+
F+ F F+ F E D C E F F+ B A A-
26 to 30 A B
21 to 25 A B
16 to 20 A B
F+
11 to 15 A F+ 6 to 10 A F+ F 0 to 5 A B B C B
F+
F E
E C
All Industries A $0 $50,000 B
F+
$100,000
$150,000 Annual Base Salary for Engineers
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
Figure 41: Base Salary Comparison by Years of Experience and Responsibility Category for Engineers.
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YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DATA BY GEOSCIENTISTS

This section outlines the data regarding years of experience. This data was filtered, with the outlier data shown in Appendix E. The years of experience was based on the last year of graduation (whether from Bachelors, Masters, or PhD degree) and makes the assumption that is when the person entered the workforce. The following figure shows an indication of the number of participants per years of experience category and broken down into responsibility categories. It is cautioned that the low number of geoscience respondents may not accurately represent the provincial geoscientist membership. We encourage geoscientist participation in future surveys to ensure accuracy and reliability.
50
45
40 35
30 25 20 15 10 5 0
AA B C D E F F+
Figure 42: Participants by Years of Experience Since Graduation for Geoscientists. Figure 43 and Table 72 show participation by gender for years of experience and it is encouraging to see the high levels of female representation. Due to the number of participants, it is easier to see the surge of baby boomers in the higher years of experience then with the engineering data.
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40 35 30 Male Geoscientists Female Geoscientists Undeclared Gender
25 20
15
10 5 0
Figure 43: Participants by Gender for Years of Experience Since Graduation for Geoscientists. Table 72: Participants by Gender for Years of Experience Since Graduation for Geoscientists.
Years Since Graduation Total 0 to 5 80 6 to 10 71 11 to 15 58 16 to 20 31 21 to 25 30 26 to 30 37 31 to 35 43 36 to 40 12 41 to 45 4 46 to 50 0 51 to 55 1 56 to 60 0 Total 367
Geoscientist Data Males Females Undeclared 36 (45%) 35 (44%) 9 (11%) 28 (39%) 35 (49%) 8 (11%) 27 (47%) 23 (40%) 8 (14%) 24 (77%) 6 (19%) 1 (3%) 19 (63%) 7 (23%) 4 (13%) 27 (73%) 5 (14%) 5 (14%) 35 (81%) 1 (2%) 7 (16%) 10 (83%) 1 (8%) 1 (8%) 2 (50%) 1 (25%) 1 (25%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 209 (57%) 114 (31%) 44 (12%)
The next series of tables and figures show the salary and responsibility categories as they relate to years of experience. Again, the trend is apparent that the highest years of experience dont necessarily correlate to the highest wages.
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Table 73: Base Salary by Years of Experience Since Graduation for Geoscientists.
Years since # Graduation Geoscientists Average

0 to 5 6 to 10 11 to 15 16 to 20 21 to 25 26 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40 80 71 58 31 30 37 43 12 $82,467 $99,619
Mode
$90,000
Median (D50)
$86,000
Min Value
$46,001 $54,600 $82,000 $85,680 $92,352 $88,382 $79,500
Max Value
$108,880 $138,700 $179,885
D10
$61,735 $76,500 $91,715
D25
$75,450 $91,500
D75
$91,050
D90
$99,550
$100,000 $100,000
$110,813 $119,616
$118,850 $128,000 $119,496 $127,355 $165,000 $127,000 $146,353 $175,000 $149,603 $190,111 $165,000 $178,000 $188,358 $170,000 $192,700
$103,273 $132,452 $143,291
$185,000 $102,200 $110,750 $135,500 $162,000 $247,000 $101,885 $107,914 $175,750 $189,950 $277,900 $134,400 $165,000 $228,700 $258,264 $289,700 $118,736 $166,310 $220,050 $242,800
$171,320 No value $179,525 $112,972 $253,900 $129,851 $140,129 $187,250 $200,060 $183,971 No value $200,250 $125,383 $210,000 $146,268 $177,596 $206,625 $208,650
41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 55 56 to 60
$200,000 $180,000 $160,000 $140,000 $120,000 $100,000 $80,000 $60,000 $40,000 $20,000 $0
4 0 1 0
No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data $162,000 No value $162,000 No value No value No value No value No value No value No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
No data
Figure 44: Trend for Base Salary by Years of Experience Since Graduation for Geoscientists. Table 74: Base Salary by Years of Experience and Responsibility Category for Geoscientists.
Years Since AA B Total # Graduation Geoscientists # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos 0 to 5 80 0 No data 22 $68,737 38 $83,039 20 6 to 10 71 0 No data 1 $54,600 9 $75,087 45 11 to 15 58 0 No data 0 No data 1 $91,050 23 16 to 20 31 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 6 21 to 25 30 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 7 26 to 30 37 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 1 31 to 35 43 0 No data 0 No data 1 $91,000 2 36 to 40 12 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 41 to 45 4 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 46 to 50 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 51 to 55 1 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 56 to 60 0 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 Total 367 0 23 49 104 All Industry Average Salary $50,613 $68,936 $83,010 Responsibility Category C D E F F+ Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary $96,484 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data $98,805 16 $118,520 0 No data 0 No data 0 No data $101,670 29 $126,802 5 $157,319 0 No data 0 No data $106,130 15 $121,289 9 $149,189 1 $185,000 0 No data
$105,437 $88,382 $97,025 7 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 72 $100,094 $123,818 $112,205 $139,502 $97,500 $112,972 12 14 10 3 1 0 0 0 54 $161,750 $171,792 $160,652 $161,563 $135,838 $125,383 3 13 23 8 3 0 1 0 52 $195,740 $186,200 $211,742 $209,023 $191,919 $203,500 1 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 13 $230,971 $247,000 $237,850 $239,240
No data No data No data No data
No data
$162,000
No data
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56 to 60
F 51 to 55
46 to 50
E 41 to 45
36 to 40
31 to 35 B
D C
F+
F+ F F+ F E D C E F F+ B A A-
26 to 30
21 to 25
16 to 20
11 to 15 B
6 to 10 A B
0 to 5 A B
F+
$100,000
$150,000 Annual Base Salary for Geoscientists
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
Figure 45: Base Salary by Years of Experience and Responsibility Category for Geoscientists.
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COMPANY SIZE DATA FOR ENGINEERS

This section outlines the data regarding company size for engineers. This data set was filtered, with the outlier details appearing in Appendix E. There were 8,553 filtered engineer data points used and 563 filtered geoscientist data points used. The company size is the total number of employees, not the number of engineers and/or geoscientists exclusively. The following section outlines an analysis done by company size for engineers, including detailed statistical information for each company size for base salary. Table 75: Company Size Annual Engineer Base Salary for All Industries.
Responsibility Category Company Size 1 to 10 Employees 19 11 to 20 Employees 11 21 to 50 Employees 60 51 to 100 Employees 233 101 to 250 Employees 164 251 to 500 Employees 873 Over 500 Employees 7193 Total 8553 All Industry Average Salary AA B C D E F F+ Total # Engineers # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary # Engs Avg Salary
1 0 6 8 19 10 210 254 $49,911 $52,000 5 3 13 46 9 84 758 918 $68,048 $61,200 $75,333 $61,633 $67,157 $68,965 $68,145 $64,111 3 2 14 51 21 122 940 1153 $81,068 $66,537 $65,000 $73,752 $81,151 $81,329 $80,402 $81,277 2 2 9 29 23 194 1203 1462 $95,049 $94,144 $93,500 $94,144 $96,118 $106,837 $97,035 $94,424 3 2 3 40 28 204 1816 2096 $120,832 $102,833 $124,500 $116,459 $111,671 $117,842 $124,918 $120,698 3 0 7 35 31 170 1270 1516 $150,795 $117,771 0 2 5 15 22 63 731 838 $182,056
No data
$234,000 $164,946 $169,870 $174,254 $184,293 $185,542
2 0 3 9 11 26 265 316
$113,100
No data
$48,543 $47,837 $51,904 $49,855 $49,842
No data
$134,683 $139,240 $149,777 $157,984 $150,350
No data
$310,000 $224,151 $217,860 $226,184 $211,781 $212,095
The expectation would be that no matter the company size, the salary profiles should look similar to the industry average across the responsibility levels. This is not the case, as the 11 to 20 employee companies and the 21 to 50 employee companies differ from the all industry average.
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F+ F E Over 250 Employees B A AF+ F E 251 to 500 Employees B A AF+ F E 101 to 250 Employees B A AF+ F E 51 to 100 Employees B A AF+ F E 21 to 50 Employees B A AF+ F E 11 to 20 Employees B A AF+ F E 1 to 10 Employees B A AF+ F E All Industries B A A$0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 D C D C D C D C D C F+ F E D C B A AD C D C D C
Figure 46: Comparison of Base Salary across Company Size Categories for Engineers.
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Table 76: Annual Engineer Base Salary for Company Size 1 to 10 Employees.
Responsibility # Category Engineers Average

AA B C D E F F+ 1 5 3 2 3 3 0 2 $61,200
Median Min Max Mode (D50) Value Value D10 D25 D75 D90 $52,000 No value $52,000 No value No value No value No value No value No value
$65,000 $65,000 $65,556 $90,456 $52,000 $65,520 $72,800 $84,500 $68,000 $68,535 $114,400 $112,000 $53,600 $65,527 $78,560 $90,000 $56,000 $65,538 $83,200 $98,250 $65,000 $67,046 $66,800 $67,939 $66,537 No value $94,144 No value
$105,000 $112,592 $112,000 $112,000
$102,833 $112,000 $112,000
$117,771 $126,000 $126,000 $101,313 $126,000 $106,250 $113,657 $126,000 $126,000
No data No data
No data
No data
$76,200
No data
$150,000
No data
$83,580
No data
$94,650
No data
No data
$113,100 No value $113,100
$131,550 $142,620
Responsibility # Median Category Engineers Average Mode (D50) A0 No data No data No data
A B C D E F F+ 3 2 2 2 0 2 0 $75,333 $75,000 $75,000 $65,000 $93,500 $65,000 No value $93,500 No value
Min Value No data

$75,000 $60,000 $90,000 $95,000
Max Value No data

$76,000 $70,000 $97,000
D10 No data
$75,000 $61,000 $90,700
D25 No data
$75,000 $62,500 $91,750
D75 No data
$75,500 $67,500 $95,250
D90 No data
$75,800 $69,000 $96,300
$124,500 No value $124,500
$154,000 $100,900 $109,750 $139,250 $148,100
No data No data
No data No data
No data No data
No data No data
No data No data
No data No data
No data No data
$234,000 $234,000 $234,000 $234,000 $234,000 $234,000 $234,000 $234,000 $234,000

AA B C D E F F+ 6 13 14 9 3 7 5 3 $48,543 $61,633 $73,752
Mode
$52,752 $52,000 $60,000
Median (D50)
$52,752 $59,904 $74,706 $90,456
Min Value
$36,400 $52,000 $60,000 $72,800
Max Value
$53,400 $73,540 $90,000 $114,400
D10
$39,800 $52,424 $60,096 $78,560
D25
$45,588 $57,600 $66,750 $83,200
D75
$52,752 $65,688 $79,890
D90
$53,076 $72,278 $83,200
$94,144 No value
$105,000 $112,592
$116,459 No value $117,192 $112,798 $119,388 $113,677 $114,995 $118,290 $118,949 $134,683 No value $135,360 $105,000 $166,400 $115,159 $122,952 $145,058 $157,664 $164,946 No value $155,904 $149,640 $200,000 $151,986 $155,505 $163,680 $185,472 $310,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $330,000 $300,000 $300,000 $315,000 $324,000

AA B C D E F F+ 8 46 51 29 40 35 15 9 $47,837 $67,157 $81,151
Mode
$50,004 $69,000 $74,880
Median (D50)
$49,920 $69,000 $81,270 $98,000
Min Value
$37,440 $57,640 $68,640 $74,880 $80,000
Max Value
$50,004 $79,000 $95,000 $110,000 $135,190
D10
$44,412 $59,280 $73,815 $85,800 $98,696
D25
$47,850 $62,701 $77,370 $91,200
D75
$50,004 $69,617 $85,279
D90
$50,004 $72,968 $89,500
$96,118 $100,000
$101,434 $104,394
$111,671 No value $109,350
$104,688 $120,325 $131,362
$139,240 $140,000 $140,000 $109,719 $186,540 $123,400 $130,000 $145,356 $155,955 $169,870 $165,000 $166,400 $147,085 $190,896 $153,908 $164,124 $180,604 $185,000 $224,151 No value $207,800 $176,678 $339,200 $177,078 $200,000 $238,600 $268,652
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AA B C D E F F+ 19 9 21 23 28 31 22 11 $51,904 $68,965 $81,329
Mode
$51,999 $75,576 $75,000
Median (D50)
$51,999 $74,000 $80,420 $106,000
Min Value
$42,000 $48,000 $68,000 $84,000 $74,482
Max Value
$63,083 $75,576 $94,600 $129,588 $158,080
D10
$46,093 $52,800 $75,000 $86,848 $90,700
D25
$48,463 $71,600 $80,300 $98,410
D75
$54,542 $75,576 $84,069
D90
$58,500 $75,576 $88,200
$106,837 $84,000
$117,132 $125,098
$117,842 $123,600 $123,300
$106,143 $129,420 $140,071
$149,777 $152,000 $148,800 $105,000 $211,681 $126,690 $138,838 $167,000 $175,380 $174,254 $165,000 $176,582 $126,500 $210,000 $142,120 $163,500 $186,276 $195,781 $217,860 $215,000 $215,000 $161,700 $270,000 $202,000 $206,247 $230,902 $243,459

AA B C D E F F+ 10 84 122 194 204 170 63 26 $49,855 $68,145 $80,402
Mode
$45,760 $72,800 $83,200
Median (D50)
$46,865 $70,000 $81,534 $98,145
Min Value
$41,600 $49,358 $61,646 $68,500 $86,000
Max Value
$59,183 $80,000 $95,680 $124,800
D10
$43,846 $60,002 $69,711 $80,688
D25
$45,760 $62,936 $74,911 $90,000
D75
$55,124 $72,800 $85,657
D90
$59,183 $75,483 $89,761
$97,035 $104,000
$105,649 $110,956
$124,918 $124,800 $125,778
$160,014 $106,557 $116,230 $134,707 $140,161
$157,984 $156,000 $157,750 $110,000 $199,633 $136,443 $146,505 $169,807 $183,100 $184,293 $156,000 $187,200 $126,000 $245,000 $153,670 $169,426 $201,105 $213,657 $226,184 No value $224,898 $182,458 $277,077 $192,785 $214,430 $244,304 $257,334
Table 82: Annual Engineer Base Salary for Company Size over 500 Employees.

AA B C D E F F+ 210 758 940 1203 1816 1270 731 265 $49,842 $64,111 $81,277 $94,424
Mode
$41,600 $64,381 $83,700 $90,000
Median (D50)
$49,462 $66,528 $82,320 $95,000
Min Value
$32,448 $24,000 $54,384 $61,200 $81,380 $98,904 $91,514
Max Value
$66,102 $100,016 $108,000 $128,000
D10
$41,600 $39,518 $67,619 $78,790
D25
$45,382 $60,002 $75,000 $88,313
D75
$53,909 $74,145 $88,264
D90
$57,512 $78,500 $92,213
$101,085 $108,362
$120,698 $113,916 $120,000 $150,350 $133,284 $150,264 $185,542 $180,000 $180,000
$160,000 $103,529 $111,590 $130,199 $138,000 $201,802 $129,349 $139,000 $160,081 $171,264 $293,530 $145,509 $163,855 $198,000 $246,000
$211,781 $300,000 $204,617 $117,390 $310,652 $177,631 $190,475 $226,600 $260,000
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COMPANY SIZE DATA FOR GEOSCIENTISTS

This section outlines the data regarding company size for geoscientists. This data was filtered, with details in Appendix E. The company size is the total number of employees, not the number of engineers and/or geoscientists exclusively. Table 83: Company Size Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for All Industries.
Responsibility Category Company Size 1 to 10 Employees 0 11 to 20 Employees 11 21 to 50 Employees 0 51 to 100 Employees 4 101 to 250 Employees 58 251 to 500 Employees 65 Over 500 Employees 425 Total 563 All Industry Average Salary AA B C D E F F+ Total # Geoscientists # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary # Geos Avg Salary
0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 $50,613

$51,999
0 3 0 0 3 4 17 27
No data
$51,932
0 2 0 0 5 4 57 68
No data
$73,800
0 2 0 0 11 10 113 136
No data
$87,840
0 2 0 0 13 15 101 131
No data
$85,926
0 1 0 2 15 15 70 103
No data
$165,000
0 1 0 2 6 10 56 75
No data
$185,000
0 0 0 0 4 7 9 20
No data No data
$75,696 $75,800 $69,129 $68,936
No data No data
$78,826 $87,723 $83,369 $83,010
No data No data
$92,898 $106,074 $100,757 $100,094
No data No data
$120,068 $129,757 $123,730 $123,818
No data
$175,500 $150,819 $171,829 $160,739 $161,750
No data
$179,250 $175,879 $208,910 $202,180 $195,740

$216,212 $223,820 $243,092 $230,971
No data
$49,920
Table 84: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for Company Size 11 to 20 Employees.
Responsibility # Category Geoscientists Average A0 No data

A B C D E F F+ 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 $51,932 $73,800 $87,840 $85,926 $165,000 $185,000
No data
Median Mode (D50) No data No data No value $50,796 No value $73,800 No value $87,840 No value $85,926 No value $165,000 No value $185,000 No data No data
Min Value No data

$50,400 $72,000 $85,680 $79,500
Max Value No data

$54,600 $75,600 $90,000 $92,352
D10 No data
$50,479 $72,360 $86,112 $80,785
D25 No data
$50,598 $72,900 $86,760 $82,713
D75 No data
$52,698 $74,700 $88,920 $89,139
D90 No data
$53,839 $75,240 $89,568 $91,067
No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No data No data No data No data No data No data
Responsibility # Category Geoscientists Average A0 No data A 0 No data B 0 No data C 0 No data D 0 No data

E F F+ 2 2 0
Mode No data No data No data No data No data $175,500 No value $175,500 $162,500 $188,500 $179,250 No value $179,250 $148,500 $210,000 No data No data No data No data No data
Median (D50) No data No data No data No data No data
Min Value No data No data No data No data No data
Max Value No data No data No data No data No data
D10 No data No data No data No data No data
$165,100 $169,000 $182,000 $185,900 $154,650 $163,875 $194,625 $203,850
No data
No data
No data
No data
Responsibility # Category Geoscientists Average

AA B C D E F F+ 1 3 5 11 13 15 6 4
Min Max Mode Value Value D10 D25 D75 D90 $51,999 No value $51,999 No value No value No value No value No value No value $75,696 No value $76,000 $74,088 $77,000 $74,470 $75,044 $76,500 $76,800
$78,826 $92,898 $76,440 $95,392 $78,750 $94,000 $76,440 $85,609 $82,171 $99,775 $76,440 $88,200 $76,440 $89,454 $80,330 $95,392 $81,435 $95,681
Median (D50)
$120,068 $106,524 $117,783 $101,160 $151,980 $106,524 $109,158 $129,600 $135,480 $150,819 $165,000 $154,991 $125,383 $179,885 $128,034 $131,783 $165,000 $172,200 $175,879 $183,600 $179,525 $162,404 $183,600 $164,512 $168,965 $183,463 $183,600 $216,212 No value $212,300 $170,250 $270,000 $180,375 $195,563 $232,950 $255,180
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Responsibility # Category Geoscientists Average A0 No data

A B C D E F F+ 4 4 10 15 15 10 7
Median Mode (D50) No data No data $75,800 No value $76,500 $87,723 No value $87,646
Min Value No data

$73,000 $86,000 $93,300
Max Value No data

$77,200 $89,600 $122,700
D10 No data
$73,900 $86,450 $94,740
D25 No data
$75,250 $87,125 $98,229
D75 No data
$77,050 $88,244
D90 No data
$77,140 $89,058
$106,074 $105,000 $105,000
$111,600 $120,378
$129,757 No value $129,000 $119,616 $147,013 $120,700 $121,710 $137,112 $140,738 $171,829 $165,000 $173,100 $155,000 $192,700 $159,360 $165,000 $177,270 $184,180 $208,910 No value $209,350 $182,400 $230,200 $187,260 $199,500 $219,325 $228,850 $223,820 No value $237,300 $199,600 $243,500 $200,584 $201,970 $241,200 $242,840
Table 88: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for Company Size over 500 Employees.

AA B C D E F F+ 2 17 57 113 101 70 56 9 $49,920 $69,129 $83,369
Mode
$49,920 $75,000 $89,000
Median (D50)
$49,920 $75,000 $88,500
Min Value
$49,920 $46,001 $57,018 $71,936 $87,150
Max Value
$49,920 $86,500 $101,000 $125,600
D10
$49,920 $57,611 $67,197 $88,217
D25
$49,920 $59,350 $76,000 $95,260
D75
$49,920 $78,000 $91,000
D90
$49,920 $81,800 $93,040
$100,757 $100,000 $100,900 $123,730 $128,000 $125,000
$106,000 $114,800
$148,000 $105,904 $117,000 $134,000 $139,513
$160,739 $170,000 $166,803 $108,950 $203,000 $135,893 $151,198 $172,500 $178,100 $202,180 $195,000 $194,456 $162,000 $289,700 $177,230 $186,000 $206,500 $251,070 $243,092 $230,000 $240,000 $217,614 $288,100 $218,812 $230,000 $247,000 $277,620
The geoscientist data is closer to what is expected, that no matter the company size, the salary across the responsibility categories should be closer to the industry average.
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F+ F E Over 250 Employees B A AF+ F E 251 to 500 Employees B A AF+ F E 101 to 250 Employees B A AF+ F E 51 to 100 Employees D C B A AF+ F E D C B 21 to 50 Employees A AD C D C D C
F+ F E 11 to 20 Employees B A AD C
1 to 10 Employees
F+ F E All Industries B A A$0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Annual Base Salary for Geoscientists $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 D C
Figure 47: Comparison of Base Salary across Company Size Categories for Geoscientists.
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ALL SURVEY DATA FOR BENEFITS

The following figure and table give an overview of the number of hours the participants work. The figure percentages are based on the company response, not by individual participant. The majority of companies work the standard 40 hour work week.
> 40 hrs, 1% 35 to 37.5 hrs, 1%
37.5 hrs, 17%
37.5 to 40 hrs, 7%
40 hrs, 73%
Figure 48: Number of Work Hours for the Participant Companies. Table 89: Number of Work Hours for the Participant Companies. Work hours # Companies 35 to 37.5 hours 1 37.5 hours 15 37.5 to 40 hours 6 40 hours 63 More than 40 hours 1 Total 86 The following table outlines the vacation entitlement by Years of Service. The responses for the survey were quite inconsistent, due to unclear instructions and so the data could not be interpreted between on hire, not offered and unknown. This will be remedied in next years questionnaire. The percentage totals behind the actual numbers are calculated based on the total number of companies that responded. The trend is as expected, that the more time spent with the company, the more vacation. Table 90: Data for Vacation Entitlement by Years of Service. Vacation Entitlement Minimum Years of Service to Qualify 2 Weeks 3 Weeks 4 Weeks 5 Weeks 6 Week 7+ Weeks On Hire, Not Offered, or Unknown 78 (90%) 37 (43%) 14 (16%) 26 (30%) 57 (66%) 80 (92%) 1 to 5 9 (10%) 45 (39%) 12 (14%) 2 (2%) 0 0 6 to 10 0 11 (13%) 49 (56%) 5 (6%) 1 (1%) 0 11 to 15 0 0 5 (6%) 10 (11%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 16 to 20 0 0 6 (7%) 36 (41%) 2 (2%) 0 21 to 25 0 0 0 7 (8%) 19 (22%) 1 (1%) 26 to 30 0 0 0 1 (1%) 7 (8%) 4 (5%) 31 to 35 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1%)
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SALARY SURVEY RESULTS RELEVANT TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

This section outlines information around co-op student expected year of graduation. Following that is also information based on Masters and PhD degrees. The trend for co-op students is also as expected, the further along in studies, the higher the salary. Table 91: Gender Data for Participating Engineer Co-op Students.
Engineering Data Expected Year Engineering of Graduation Year Total 2012 ~4th Year 23 2013 ~3rd Year 79 2014 ~2nd Year 30 2015 ~1st Year 7 Total
Males 14 (61%) 66 (84%) 25 (83%) 5 (71%) 110 (79%)
Females 8 (35%) 13 (16%) 5 (17%) 2 (29%) 28 (20%)
Undeclared 1 (4%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%)
Table 92: Annual Base Salary for Engineering Co-op Students.

Expected Year Engineering of Graduation Year # Co-op Average 2012 ~4th Year 23 $55,309 2013 ~3rd Year 79 $47,081 2014 ~2nd Year 30 $48,316 2015 ~1st Year 7 $47,140 Median (D50)
$56,628 $46,352 $47,499 $45,760
Mode
$56,628 $41,600 $51,999 $43,748
Min Value
$46,850 $36,400 $41,600 $43,748
Max Value
$61,757 $63,083 $55,751 $55,630
D10
$50,170 $41,600 $44,096 $43,748
D25
$52,500 $41,600 $45,495 $43,748
D75
$57,008 $52,752 $51,918 $48,672
D90
$61,532 $53,766 $53,458 $52,953
Table 93: Gender Data by Graduate Degree for Engineers.
Engineering Data Degree Total Males Females Undeclared Masters 747 512 (69%) 139 (19%) 93 (13%) PhD 163 119 (73%) 22 (13%) 18 (13%) Total 631 (69%) 161 (18%) 111 (13%)
Table 94: Annual Base Salary by Graduate Degree for Engineers.
Highest # Median Min Max Degree Engineers Average Mode (D50) Value Value D10 Masters 747 $122,699 $90,000 $116,900 $46,644 $243,000 $74,000 PhD 163 $120,579 $133,284 $116,100 $57,000 $205,500 $85,000
D25
$92,020 $95,486
D75
D90
$146,386 $182,820 $140,000 $163,196
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1. Tupala, M., June 2012 Stats, Word Document, APEGA Membership Summary, June 2012. 2. Vandenberghe, J., APEGA 2012 Salary Survey Instruction Manual, Word Document, May 2012. 3. Website link: http://www.apega.ca/Members/Publications/salarysurvey.html. Also found by going to the APEGA website (http://www.apega.ca/) and following the Salary Survey Fast Find. Information as of July 30, 2012. 4. Statistics Canada, Consumer Price Index and major components, Canada Not seasonally adjusted, Publication, http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/120622/t120622a001-eng.htm, taken June 25, 2012. 5. Statistics Canada, Consumer Price Index by province, and for Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit Not seasonally adjusted, Publication, http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/120622/t120622a002-eng.htm, taken June 25, 2012. 6. Statistics Canada, Consumer Price Index, by city (monthly), Publication, http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tablestableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/econ45a-eng.htm, taken June 25, 2012. 7. Government of Alberta, Albertas Occupational Demand and Supply Outlook 2011 -2021, Publication, http://employment.alberta.ca/BI/2656.html, taken June 25, 2012. 8. Government of Alberta, Albertas Occupational Demand and Supply Outlook 2011 -2021, Publication, Overall Occupational Outlook section, Page 5.
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APPENDIX A
Salary Survey Questionnaire
The following is the salary survey Questionnaire, which is sent out along with the salary survey Instructions document [2] and a letter of request.
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For each responsibility category, a spread sheet was filled out that listed each employee (this is kept anonymous, so no identifying information is kept) and their salary and compensation information. The following are examples of the spread sheets that are filled out.
Level A- Responsibility Category Questionnaire
Level A through F+ Responsibility Category Questionnaire
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APPENDIX B
List of 2012 Participating Companies
Aker Process Systems AltaLink Associated Engineering ATCO Electric ATCO Gas ATCO Pipelines Ausenco Canada Inc. Bantrel Co. BAR Engineering Co. Limited Beta Machinery Analysis Limited Birchcliff Energy Limited Bonavista Energy Corporation Capital Power Corporation C-FER Technologies (1999) Inc. CH2M Hill Chevron Canada Resources Collision Analysis Limited Compton Petroleum Corporation Connacher Oil and Gas Limited Daishowa-Marubeni International Limited Dialog Dillon Consulting Limited EBA, A Tetra Tech Company Encana Corporation Enercore Projects Limited Enerflex Limited Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) ENMAX Corporation Equinox Engineering Limited Ernst & Young Fluor Canada Limited FortisAlberta Inc. FourQuest Energy General Dynamics Canada Graham Ryan Consulting Limited Halliburton Hantech Engineering Limited Hatch Limited Honeywell Limited (Honeywell Process Solutions) I.S. Results Inc. Imperial Oil Limited Inter Pipeline Fund Kiewit Energy Canada Klohn Crippen Berger Limited Laricina Energy Limited Makloc Buildings Inc. Mechwave Engineering Limited MEG Energy Meglobal Canada Inc. Nimbus Projects Limited Norwest Corporation Nova Chemicals NovAtel Inc.
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Orbis Engineering Field Services Limited Pasquini & Associates Consulting Limited Pengrowth Energy Corporation Perpetual Energy Inc. Petrel Robertson Consulting Limited Pillar Resource Services Inc. Process Ecology Inc. PROJEX Technologies Limited Propak Systems Limited Quadra Chemicals RAE Engineering and Inspection Limited Rally Engineering Inc. Raytheon Canada Limited Ready Engineering Corporation RWDI AIR Inc. Scheffer Andrew Limited Sherritt Metals Sherritt Technologies Skystone Engineering SNC-Lavalin Inc. Spectra Energy Transmission Stantec Consulting Limited Stewart Weir Stream-Flo Suncor Energy Inc. Syncrude Canada Limited Town Of Redcliff Trace Associates Inc. TransCanada Corporation Vermilion Energy Inc. WaterSMART Solutions Limited Westview Engineering Limited Weyerhaeuser Company Limited WorleyParsons Canada Services Limited
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APPENDIX C
Advanced Method of Determining Responsibility Category
The Job Evaluation Guide is more precise and accurate in obtaining your Responsibility Category, as it considers several different aspects to your job, including: duties, education, experience, decisions, supervision received, leadership authority, supervision scope, physical demands, job environment, job travel, and accident and health hazards. It is subjective to honesty. To ensure accuracy, if you believe you are between categories, chose the lower category. The descriptions for each job factor are also quite general and will not exactly match every possible job and it is recommended you chose the category that most closely describes your current job. The steps for using this advanced method include: Step 1: Determine your point level for each 11 job factors. Step 2: Sum up your point level for each 11 job factors and compare to Table A2 below to determine your classification. Step 3: If the resulting Responsibility Category does not seem accurate, compare your Job Factor Ratings to the Benchmark Job Descriptions shown in Appendix C and adjust your point levels accordingly. Table C1: Blank Form to Determine your Job Factor Rating. Job Factor Your Point Rating 1. Duties 2. Education Required for the Position 3. Experience Required for the Position 4. Decision Making 5. Supervision Received 6. Your Supervisory Authority 7. Your Supervisory Extent 8. Physical Demands 9. Job Environment 10. Job Related Travel 11. Safety Hazards TOTAL Table C2: Determining your Responsibility Category and Job Title. Responsibility Category Responsibility Job Title ACo-op / Intern Student A Member-in-Training B Assistant Project Engineer / Geoscientist C Project Engineer / Geoscientist D Supervisory or Specialist Engineering / Geoscientist 481 to 595 E Management or Advanced Specialist Engineering / Geoscientist 596 to 700 F Senior Management or Senior Specialist Engineer/Geoscientist Over 700 F+ Executive Management or Head Specialist Engineer/Geoscientist
Total Points 0 0 to 250 251 to 300 301 to 375 376 to 480
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Job Factor 1: Duties

This factor is concerned with the general nature of duties assigned to your current position. Table C3: Description and Points for Duties Job Factor. Duties Description Entry Level Receives training for office, plant, field, and/or laboratory work; Basic duties include preparation of simple plans, designs, plots, calculations, costs, and bills of materials in accordance with established codes, standards, drawings, or other specifications; May carry out routine technical surveys or inspections and prepare reports. Duties include both Entry Level and Junior Level Receives assignments of limited scope and complexity, usually minor phases of broader assignments; Uses a variety of standard engineering or geoscience methods and techniques in solving problems; Assists senior engineers or geoscientists in carrying out technical tasks requiring accuracy in calculations, completeness of data, and adherence to prescribed testing, analysis, design, or a combination of methods Duties include both Junior Level and Fully Qualified Level Regarded as a fully qualified engineer or geoscientist; Carries out responsible and varied assignments requiring general familiarity over a broad field of engineering or geoscience; Requires knowledge of reciprocal effects of work upon other fields; Problems usually solved by use of combinations of standard procedures, modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments; Participates in the planning phase of projects as well as the execution. Duties include both Fully Qualified Level and Senior Level Direct and sustained supervision over other professional engineers or geoscientists; Requires application of engineering or geoscience knowledge in all aspects of project management (planning, budget, schedule, procurement, construction, execution, etc.); Assigned problems require new or modification of established frameworks, guides, or policies and application of these to draw conclusions. Duties include both Senior Level and Management Level Management Level Requires knowledge from more than one field of engineering or geoscience; Participates in short and long term planning; Makes independent decisions for devising practical and economic solutions to problems; May supervise large groups containing both professional and other staff or may exercise authority over a small group of highly qualified professionals engaged in complex technical applications. Duties include both Management Level and Advisor Level Responsible for an engineering or geoscience administrative function and directs several professional and other staff teams who are engaged in interrelated engineering or geoscience responsibilities; Has achieved recognition as an authority in an engineering or geoscience discipline of major importance to the organization; Independently conceives programs and problems to be investigated; Participates in discussions determining basic operating policies, devising ways of
Duties Points 10
Junior Level
15 20
Fully Qualified Level
30 40
Senior Level
55 70
90 110
Advisor Level
130 150
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Duties Description reaching program objectives in the most economical manner and of meeting unusual conditions affecting work progress. Duties include both Advisor Level and Expert Level Conceives independent programs and problems to be investigated within a framework of general policy; Plans or approves projects requiring the expenditure of a significant amount of manpower and financial investment; Determines basic operating policies, solves primary problems or programs to accomplish objectives in the most economical manner to meet any unusual condition.
Duties Points
Expert Level
175 200
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Job Factor 2: Education Required for the Position

This factor is to determine the educational requirements for the position you currently hold. This is not your own personal educational experience, but what would be posted if your job was to be filled externally. Table C4: Description and Points for Education Required Job Factor. Type of Education for the Position Education Required Points Bachelors Degree (or equivalent) 65 Masters Degree 90 Doctorates Degree 125
Job Factor 3: Experience Required for the Position

This factor is to determine the experience requirements for the position you currently hold. personal work experience, but what would be posted if your job was to be filled externally. Table C5: Description and Points for Experience Required Job Factor. Type of Experience for the Position Experience Required Points < 1 year 25 1 year 30 1.5 years 35 2 years 40 3 years 45 4 years 50 5 years 55 6 years 60 7 to 8 years 70 9 to 10 years 80 11 to 12 years 90 13 to 14 years 100 15 to 17 years 113 18 to 20 years 125 21 to 24 years 138 > 25 years 150 This is not your own
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Job Factor 4: Decision Making

This factor is to quantify the number of decisions, commitments, and recommendations that come from your current position. Table C6: Description and Points for Decision Making Job Factor. Description Entry Level Junior Level Few independent technical decisions; Decisions are of routine nature usually based on clearly defined procedures; Hardly any independent recommendations. Decisions include both Entry Level and Junior Level Independent technical decisions within a project, but final project decisions and recommendations are made with other engineers or geoscientists; Decisions based on established guidelines; Recommendations made are limited to the solution of an assigned problem rather than the impact of the solution. Decisions include both Junior Level and Fully Qualified Level Independent technical decisions with recommendations for small independent projects/studies; Decisions take into account financial, social, environmental impact within the company; Difficult, complex, or unusual problems are referred to a more senior engineering/geoscientist. Decisions include both Fully Qualified Level and Senior Level Independent decisions and recommendations for large independent projects and/or several small independent projects; Decisions involve financial, social, environmental, and organizational impact within the company and externally. Decisions include both Senior Level and Management Level Independent decisions and recommendations for several large independent projects; Decisions may impact company as a whole, although is not necessarily involved in decisions for long-range planning and involving large sums of money. Decisions include both Management Level and Advisor Level Independent decisions and recommendations for majority of Departments within the company. Decisions are on policy matter, expenditures of large sums of money and/or implementation of major programs. Recommendations may impact the entire company and at least several Departments. Decisions include both Advisor Level and Expert Level Independent decisions and recommendations. Decisions are for long-range planning, coordination, and management decisions that can be either specific and/or far-reaching. Decisions involve financial, social, environmental, and organizational impact within the company and externally. Recommendations impact both the company and possibly provincial wide industry/economy.
Decision Making Points 35
40 45
Fully Qualified Level
50 55
Senior Level
60 70
Management Level
80 90
Advisor Level
105 120
Expert Level
135 150
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Job Factor 5: Supervisor Interaction and Work Review

This factor is concerned with the degree to which your direct supervisor has to be involved with your work duties. Table C7: Description and Points for Supervision Received Job Factor. Description Junior Level Fully Qualified Level Advisor Level Expert Level
Entry Level
Senior Level
Management Level
Reports to supervisor who has up to 5 direct reports; Works under close supervision and technical guidance with regular daily interaction with supervisor; Duties directly assigned weekly; Work is reviewed daily to weekly for accuracy, adequacy, and conformance with prescribed procedures. Reports to supervisor who has up to 10 direct reports; Works under supervision and technical guidance with regular weekly interaction with supervisor; Broad duties assigned weekly to monthly; Work is reviewed for accuracy, adequacy, and conformance with prescribed procedures. Reports to supervisor who has up to 50 direct and indirect reports; Works under supervision and self-initiated technical guidance with regular weekly to monthly interaction with supervisor; Broad duties assigned monthly; Work is occasionally reviewed for accuracy. Reports to supervisor who has up to 50 direct and indirect reports; Works with self-initiated interaction with supervisor and self-initiated technical guidance; Broad duties assigned at beginning of projects; Work is reviewed to ensure policy conformity and soundness of approach. Reports to supervisor who has up to 100 direct and indirect reports; Works with self-initiated interaction with supervisor and self-initiated technical guidance; Broad duties with authority to influence duties; Work is reviewed to ensure conformity with policy and for coordination of other company departments; Reports to supervisor who has over 100 direct and indirect reports; Works with self-initiated interaction with supervisor and self-initiated technical guidance; Influence over duties; Work is reviewed to ensure conformity with policy and for coordination of other company departments; Reports directly to company owners; Works with occasional interaction with company owners; Influence over duties; Work is reviewed to ensure company direction meets company vision and mission.
Supervision Received Points 20
30
40
50
60
80
105
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Job Factor 6: Your Supervisory Authority

This factor is concerned with the authority that your position holds as it pertains to direct and indirect reports to your position. Table C8: Description and Points for your Supervisory Authority Job Factor. Your Supervisor Authority Description Your Supervisory Authority Points 0 Has no direct or indirect reports and does not assign work to anyone. 5 Has no authority for performance evaluations impacting pay; Assigns and checks activity work of one to five technicians or other staff. 10 Has direct reports (technicians, junior engineers/geoscientists) but has no authority for performance evaluations impacting pay; Assigns activities and gives technical guidance to a few junior engineers / geoscientists / technicians for a common project. 15 Has direct reports (technicians, staff, junior engineers/geoscientists) and has authority for performance evaluations impacting pay; Assigns project work and gives technical guidance to engineers / geoscientists / technicians assigned to work on several projects. 20 Has direct reports (technicians, staff, engineers, geoscientists) and authority for performance evaluations impacting pay; Assigns small projects and gives technical guidance to engineers/geoscientists. 40 Has direct and indirect reports and has authority for performance evaluations impacting pay; Assigns large projects and gives policy guidance to engineers/geoscientists. 60 Has direct and indirect reports and has authority for performance evaluations impacting pay; Assigns program work that involves several projects and sets policy framework for project work. 80 Has direct and indirect reports and has authority for performance evaluations impacting pay; Assigns policy framework, long-term mission and vision.
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Job Factor 7: Your Supervisory Extent

This factor is concerned with the number of people you directly or indirectly supervise. The number should include your direct reports as well as your indirect reports (i.e. if you supervise 3 people and each of those people has a team of 5, your total will be 15). Since numbers will vary depending on factors such as shift work, seasonal work, etc., the number should be considered a yearly average. The definition of supervise for this factor means you have authority over performance evaluations that impact pay for your direct and indirect reports. Table C9: Description and Points for your Supervisory Extent Job Factor. Your Direct and Indirect Reports Your Supervisory Extent Points 0 (0% of company) 1 1 3 2 to 3 5 4 to 7 8 8 to 13 10 14 to 20 15 21 to 30 20 31 to 40 25 41 to 50 30 51 to 75 35 76 to 100 40 101 to 200 45 201 to 400 50 401 to 750 55 751 to 1200 (50% of company) 60 1201 to 2000 65 Over 2000 (100% of company) 70
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Job Factor 8: Physical Demands

This factor is concerned with the intensity and severity of the physical effort required for your job. Also considered is the frequency and continuity of that effort. First find your level of intensity (e.g. heavy physical exertion) and then find your frequency for that intensity level (e.g. occasional), which would result in a physical demands point level of 15. The level you chose should most closely describe your situation. Table C10: Description and Points for Physical Demands Job Factor. Intensity Frequency of Exposure and Physical Demands Not Limited Occasional Frequent Continuous Applicable 0 5 8 10 15 Inside Building; Standing or Moving about 0 8 10 15 20 Outside Building; Walking over rough ground, climbing, etc. 0 10 15 25 40 Heavy physical exertion (e.g. lifting) 0 5 10 20 30 Visual concentration (e.g. drafting) 0 5 8 15 20 Mental Concentration
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Job Factor 9: Job Environment

This factor is to account for the job environment that you are exposed to regularly. Table C11: Description and Points for Job Environment Job Factor. Job Environment Description Job Environment Points 0 Office environment. 3 Usually office environment with occasional shop, plant, or laboratory environment. Little to no exposure to dirt, heat, noise, fumes, weather, etc. 5 Shop, plant, or laboratory environment. Occasional exposure to dirt, heat, noise, fumes, weather, etc. 10 Shop, plant, or laboratory environment. Continual exposure to dirt, heat, noise, fumes, weather, etc. 20 Shop, plant, or laboratory environment. Continual exposure to dirt, heat, noise, fumes, weather, etc. and other extreme/disagreeable factors
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Job Factor 10: Job Related Travel

This factor pertains to travel demands of your job that take you away from your base of operations. Table C12: Description and Points for Job Related Travel Job Factor. Job Related Travel Description Job Related Travel Points 0 No travel. 5 Occasional travel for a few days length; Irregular basis (e.g. for training, conferences); 10 Occasional travel for up to a week length or over weekends; Irregular basis 15 Frequent travel for up to several weeks; Regular basis 20 Frequent travel for up to several months; Regular basis
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Job Factor 11: Job Safety

This factor pertains to your job conditions in relation to exposure and intensity of safety hazards. It is understood that employers will have the necessary safety precautions in place to reduce the risks around the safety hazards. Only the most prevalent safety hazards should be considered, not remote possibilities. First find your safety hazard intensity (e.g. moderate) and then find your frequency level (e.g. occasional) would result in a job safety points level of 5. Table C13: Description and Points for Job Safety Job Factor. Frequency Limited Occasional Frequent Continuous 0 3 5 10 3 5 10 5 10 15 10 15 20 15 20 25
Low Safety Hazard Intensity Moderate High Extreme
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APPENDIX D: Sample Benchmark Job Descriptions and Corresponding Ratings

Engineer-In-Training Summary
For training and development in various phases of Engineering work in office, sales, plant, field or laboratory, performs various assigned tasks of comparatively low complexity, normally assisting other Engineers.
Jr. Design Engineer

Assists in the design of new or revised products, equipment, installations or processes, based on established Engineering principles to meet functional requirements or performance specifications. Using a variety of standard Engineering methods and techniques, will usually handle design problems of moderate complexity or assist more senior Engineers to solve difficult problems. Receives assignments of limited scope and complexity, usually minor phases of broader assignments which may include one or more of: The design of components within the particular branch of Engineering (civil, mechanical, electrical, etc.) of a larger design project; The modification of tooling, plant equipment, imported designs or prototypes of new development, to permit economical manufacturing or to meet performance specifications and requirements or serviceability; The design of ancillary parts, not within the particular branch of Engineering, or equipment pertaining to the branch e.g. foundations and supports for heavy machinery, transports for heavy machinery, transformer housings, etc.; Confers with shop and departmental personnel while gathering information, seldom outside the company; May prepare reports such as equipment surveys, cost estimates, process investigations, within the scope of assigned work.
Duties
Performs a variety of tasks such as the preparation of simple plans, designs, calculations, costs and bills of material, catalogues, in accordance with established codes, standards, drawings or other specifications.
Recommendations, Decisions and Commitments
Normally, decisions made will be of a routine nature invariably having ample precedent or in line with clearly defined procedures.
Recommendations are limited to the solution of the problems rather than the end results. Work requires accuracy in calculations, completeness of data and adherence to prescribed testing, analysis, design or computation methods. Refers unusual problems to more senior Engineers. Errors in work would usually be detected before results become serious.
Supervision Received
Works under supervision where the work is reviewed for accuracy, adequacy and conformance with prescribed procedures.
Tasks and duties are assigned in detail and work is under close review by more senior Engineers.
Leadership Authority
May give work assignments and check work of 1-5 technicians or helpers.
May give technical guidance to one or two junior Engineers or draftspersons.
Guide to Entrance Qualifications

Job Rating Factor A. Duties B. Education for Position C. Experience for Position D. Decision Making E. Supervision Received F. Supervisory Authority G. Supervisory Extent H. Physical Demands I. Job Environment J. Job Related Travel K. Safety Hazards Total Points
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Applied Science or its equivalent; little or no practical experience.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Applied Science or its equivalent, normally with two to three years working experience from the graduation level. A B C D E F G H I J K 40 65 45 50 30 10 0 10 0 0 0 250
A B C D E F G H I J K
20 65 25 45 25 5 0 10 5 0 5 205
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Jr. Geologist
Assists in the accumulation and analysis of geological data, conducts geological surveys and keeps up-to-date on current activities in the industry.
Electrical Design Engineer

Performs assigned duties associated with electrical layout design of projects. These projects include complete substation and diesel station layouts, proposals for the same and modifications to those stations. Will use a variety of standard Engineering methods and techniques and will assume responsibility for moderately complex layouts.
Manufacturing Engineer
Performs a variety of Engineering tasks including the development of plant layouts, work methods and manufacturing processes; designing tools; selecting, procuring and installing machines, tools and material-handling equipment; and establishing standard time values for production and nonproduction operations.
Maintains subsurface information on a current basis and suggests lease purchases and geophysical programs to the immediate supervisor; Makes field studies as assigned and prepares both surface and subsurface maps; Performs microscopic examinations of samples and cores of wells for stratigraphic and reservoir studies; Assists with the accumulation and the analysis of geological data for an exploratory and/or development drilling program; Assists the immediate supervisor to keep informed of current activities in industry that might affect company performance.
The electrical Engineering work includes: preparing preliminary, and detailed electrical layout, other than that performed by Protection and Control, based on Assignment Sheets and one-line diagrams supplied by client; liaising with Civil Engineering Section to achieve compatibility of respective proposals; writing specifications, usually for installation work; checking information provided by contractors who are bidding on contracts to ensure adequacy of proposals and recommending contract awards based on that information, past experience with the contractor, capability (equipment, etc.) and price; investigating complaints regarding design received from the field during construction and from operating staff following construction, and making design changes if justified; making design calculations as required, applying standardized details and devising non-standard details as necessary; reviewing manufacturers' drawings on request by the Equipment and Materials Branch.
Under general direction, makes independent studies, analyses, interpretations and conclusions in one or a combination of the following assignments: Process Engineering - determines tools, equipment and dies required for shaping, finishing and assembling an assigned product, thus planning the sequence of operations; Machine and Tool Design - designs and develops machinery, machine tools, gauges, dies, jigs, fixtures and special tools required as most suitable to the prescribed volume of production, materials and surfaces; Gauge design - develops special gauges and instruments and applies statistical methods in order to attain precision specified; Plant or Layout Engineering - arranges machines, lays out plant facilities and set-ups to ensure the most efficient and productive layout. Designs material-handling methods. Develops, designs and recommends long- and short-term plans for maintenance, repair and expansion of buildings, equipment and facilities including power plant and utilities; Time and Motion Studies - makes studies to determine standard rates and eliminate waste of time, labour and materials; Quality Control - develops, recommends and administers quality control techniques. Utilizes industrial statistics for the presentation and analysis of quality control and other manufacturing data. Prepares cost estimates, makes studies of feasibility and provides information, advice and Engineering assistance within the scope of assigned work. Recommendations and decisions are usually based on operational experience. Work is relied upon as sound and authoritative within the scope of an assignment. Difficult, complex or unusual decisions are usually referred to higher authority. Errors of judgement could cause serious loss of manufacturing time and material.
Recommendations limited to the solution of immediate problems relating to a phase of a project. Decisions relate to the selection of data and the application of techniques. Such judgments are normally made by following established guidelines and practice. Refers unusual problems to a more senior geologist.
Recommendations will include complete solutions within the scope of the job. Unusual problems and techniques of a novel nature will normally be referred to a senior Engineer.
Work is assigned in detail and the incumbent works under close supervision. Work is normally checked for accuracy and completeness.
Projects are assigned and work will be reviewed in detail by more senior Engineers.
May check the work of one or two more junior geologists and assist them with the application of standard techniques and the interpretation of data.
Checks the work of one or two junior Engineers and technicians.
Work is not generally supervised in detail and the amount of supervision varies depending upon the assignment. More senior supervision is usually available to review work programs and give guidance. May guide the work of several more junior Engineers or technicians when they are employed on the same projects.
Appropriate B.Sc. degree, normally with two years of relevant experience since graduation.
Bachelor's degree in Applied Science or its equivalent, normally with three years working experience since graduation.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Applied Science or its equivalent, normally with three to five years of related working experience since graduation. A B C D E F G H I J K 55 65 50 60 40 15 5 10 3 0 3 306
40 65 40 50 30 10 0 10 5 5 5 260
40 65 45 55 40 10 1 10 0 0 0 266
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Senior (Petroleum) Geologist Summary

Conducts special geological studies and prepares recommendations for lease acquisitions. Conducts geophysical investigations and exploratory well drillings in areas that have been approved for a geological program. Carries out necessary geological work for the development of proven and semi-proven leases.
Design Engineer
In a specialized field of experience within a branch of Engineering (e.g. civil, mechanical, electrical, etc.) develops designs for complicated components of Engineering works, structures, installations, processes. Develops plans for the modification of extension of existing facilities.
Duties
Prepares and reviews with the District Geologist, recommendations for lease acquisitions, geophysical investigations, exploratory well drillings and other special geological studies; Assists in making economic analyses pertaining to exploration projects, exploratory well proposals, farm-ins and farm-outs, drilling contributions, rental payments and the purchase and sale of oil and gas leases as well as other financial interests; Reviews proposals for the abandonment of wells and/or dropping of leases and makes recommendations for company action to the District Geologist; Collaborates with other company exploration personnel including landmen, geophysicists and Engineers in matters of mutual interest; Maintains contacts with external geological personnel, associations and others.
Recommendations are usually based on operational experience and are relied upon as sound and authoritative within the scope of an assignment. Errors of judgement could cause considerable financial loss.
Makes independent studies, analyses, interpretations and conclusions within the scope of various assigned projects; May design structural frames in steel reinforced concrete, timber; make layouts and designs of municipal services, industrial buildings, mining plants; May design mechanical or electrical services of buildings; materials handling installations; power installations; industrial drives; May be concerned with the design of communications circuitry or power generation and/or transmission, including repeater stations or transformer substations; May be concerned with the design of chemical or metallurgical process plant installations; Based on knowledge of site conditions, methods and materials available, time factors and costs, works up a design and/or alternative designs to achieve the desired end, recommending optimum solution; Prepares reports, cost estimates, specifications; Consults with and provides specialized instruction for Drafting Department in respect of design notes and sketches; Confers with more senior design Engineers and one of a design project team and with Manufacturing and Purchasing personnel, as necessary to exchange information; Confers with senior members of consultant's (or client's) organization; with contractors and suppliers. Assignments are responsible and varied. Within the scope of an assignment, work is relied upon as sound and authoritative. Recommendations and decisions are usually based on precedent. Difficult, complex or unusual decisions are usually referred to more senior authority. Errors of judgement might cause serious losses.
Work not generally supervised in detail. More senior geological expertise is generally available for consultation.
Work is not generally supervised in detail and the amount of supervision varies with the assignment. Usually more senior supervision is available to review work programs to give guidance. May guide the work of several more junior Engineers or technicians when they are employed on the same projects. Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Applied Science or its equivalent, normally with three to five years' related working experience since the graduation level. A B C D E F G H I J K 55 65 50 60 40 20 8 5 3 0 3 309
May guide the work of several more junior geologists and/or technologists when they are assigned to the same project. Appropriate B.Sc. degree, normally with three to five years' working experience since graduation.
Job Rating Factor
A B C D E F G H I J K Total Points
55 65 50 60 40 15 0 10 5 5 3 308
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Sales Engineer
Responsible for field sales of apparatus and other delegated products to prospective and established customers. Discusses product application with a good knowledge of customers' technical problems. Determines customers' requirements and takes orders or reports to own department. Expedites deliveries and follows up to ensure satisfaction.
Specialist (Petroleum) Geologist

Conducts comprehensive geological studies and prepares recommendations relative to lease acquisitions and exploratory activities in areas approved for activity.
Production Engineer
Directs the operation of two or more production units comprising a distinct area or segment of the total process, each unit being supervised by a foreperson or a series of forepersons, one or more of whom may be an Engineer. Maintenance and control systems based on Engineering principles, as well as the susceptibility of the process to variations from standard, require an Engineering background for sustained successful direction of the operation. Instructs forepersons regarding objectives. Participates with technical control, development, design and maintenance Engineers in analyzing off- standard conditions and the feasibility of new procedures; Accountable for quality, quantity, cost, safety and employee relations in the area under direction.
Visits new or prospective customers to discuss products on the basis of the company's experience in similar fields and a knowledge of the technical customers requirements; Investigates product applications, recommends modifications; ensures proper servicing; proposes adjustments as required; For fairly standardized products and adaptation, quotes prices, terms and deliveries; May conduct correspondence on product applications and adjustments; Transmits all pertinent information to Sales Department to facilitate cost estimating, proper design or modifications where necessary, and ensures that the requirements will be met; Acts as technical consultant to customers on their problems to ensure best use of the company's products. May participate in the sales planning of the department; May be required to travel extensively and to entertain customers' representatives.
In collaboration with other company personnel, including landmen, geophysicists and Engineers: Prepares and reviews with the District Geologist, recommendations for lease acquisitions, geo-physical investigations, drilling of exploratory wells and other technical studies to further the district exploratory effort; Collects and analyses, or directs, the preparation and analysis of geophysical data in order to recommend appropriate development procedures to the District Geologist; Prepares and/or supervises the preparation of maps and provides interpretations to aid the Production Department in making economic analyses and reserve estimates; Maintains contact with outside geological personnel, associations and others in order to keep up to date on current events in the industry; Assists in making or makes economic analyses pertaining to exploration plays, exploratory well proposals, farm-ins and farm-outs, drilling contributions, rental payments, and purchase and sale of oil and gas leases.
Within the scope of the assigned working area, work is relied upon by customers and employer superiors as accurate and sound. Recommendations and decisions are usually based on precedent. Difficult, complex or unusual decisions are usually referred to more senior authority. Errors of judgement might cause serious losses to a customer which could result in large losses to the employer. Work is not generally supervised in detail and the amount of supervision varies with the assignment. Usually more senior supervision is available to review work programs to give guidance. May guide the work of several more junior sales Engineers or technicians.
Recommends to the District Geologist and other senior personnel in the company, lease acquisitions, geological investigations, exploratory well drilling programs, and technical studies to further the district exploratory effort.
Recommends improvements in procedures and changes in policy. Participates in formulation of policy. Approves transfers and promotions. Recommends salary increases. May approve wage rate changes. Major problems normally referred to higher authority but in emergency must be decided directly and quickly.
General supervision is provided; work is assigned in terms of well-defined objectives and the results desired; informed guidance is readily available.
Daily contact with next level of supervision shared with other area supervisors.
Supervision is incidental to other work performed. May train and direct junior professionals and technologists in work methods relating to assigned projects. May allocate and check work for accuracy and completeness. May assist in the training and development of geological personnel. B.Sc. in Geology or Geophysics with normally five to ten years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in Geology or Geophysics with four to six years of related experience.
General supervision over area. Available for consultation by subordinates on a 24-hour basis, but normally constantly available during day shift only.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Applied Science or its equivalent, normally with three to five years' related working experience since the graduation.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Applied Science or its equivalent, normally with five to eight years' experience from graduation, preferably including three to five years in a supervisory capacity.
70 65 50 60 40 15 5 5 0 10 0 320
70 65 70 80 45 20 3 8 0 5 3 369
70 65 60 70 50 20 20 10 5 0 5 375
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Project Engineer Summary

Acts in a staff role in the design of buildings and machinery. Coordinates design work of subordinates and supervises construction in the course of duties, may supervise a group of ten other Engineers, technicians and draftspersons.
Supervising Engineer
Supervises an Engineering group of up to about ten professional and/or non-professional technical people performing a variety of duties, normally in a single field of Engineering, e.g. structural design, mechanical design, electrical design or concerned with a single product design.
Duties
Prepares studies and financial analyses of proposed capital expenditures. Advises management on choice of equipment and process design for these expenditures. Prepares specifications and orders for material and machinery for new installation; Designs buildings and machinery, assisted by subordinates; Prepares contracts, advises on choice of contractors, directs and supervises the selected contractors. Evaluates machinery; Controls the project until it is completed. -
Plans detailed methods of solving assigned problems such as: the design of new structures; modifications or additions to existing structures; project concerned with product improvements, manufacturing method changes, equipment or process changes; Delegates components to staff, sees the work through to meet schedules and coordinates assignments with other groups; Prepares or requests preparation of design notes, drawings, specifications and occasionally prototypes or models; May give technical direction to construction or installation or design projects to ensure adherence to specifications; Prepares or requests preparation of cost estimates, Engineering studies and reports as required; Responsible for the maintenance of Engineering office files, equipment and procedures; Confers, as required, with senior Engineers and management of the company, occasionally with contractors, consultants and suppliers.
Recommendations include choice among alternatives in design, machinery and process. Will be required to devise new approaches to methods of reaching solutions. Errors could cause extra expenditures in money or time.
Recommendations will normally relate to alternatives in design or use of different materials to achieve the same purpose and are subject to review to ensure accordance with overall plans and company policies. Modifies existing Engineering criteria as occasion demands by devising new approaches to the solution of problems. Errors could cause delays, possibly extending into areas where expenditures might be involved. Works under general direction and guidance following instructions relating to objectives, relative priorities and necessary cooperation with other units. Makes recommendations concerning selection and termination, and is responsible for the training, rating and discipline of staff. Outlines and assigns work, and reviews it for technical adequacy. Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Applied Science or its equivalent, normally with nine to twelve years' experience related to the type of work since graduation.
Works under general direction and guidance in order to reach objectives. Reacts to priorities. Cooperates with peer groups.
Outlines work for subordinates and review of adequacy. Responsible for personnel assigned on a permanent or temporary basis. Acts as company representative in dealing with contractors.
Bachelor's degree in Applied Science or its equivalent, normally with seven to ten years' experience in the related field since graduation.
Job Rating Factor
70 65 70 80 55 20 10 5 5 2 5 387
70 65 90 80 55 30 10 5 0 0 0 405
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Supervising Highway Const. Engineer Supervises highway construction projects. Responsible for hiring, firing, promotion, training and discipline of about 70 professional and other subordinates. Designs certain non-complex structures. Department representative in control of contractor's work.
Senior Engineer - Specialist

Under administrative and/or high technical direction, works as a senior Engineer-specialist or consultant in a particular field of Engineering, development or research. Participates in planning, organizes work methods and procedures. Makes independent decisions within own sphere, usually exercising technical authority over a small group of Engineer specialists. Provides specialized advice of an advanced technological nature for the solution of specific problems; Participates in planning by providing original and ingenious approaches to the practical and economical solution of problems; Within own specialized sphere, directs research into new resources, products, processes or methods; Interprets and evaluates data obtained from various Engineering and/or research investigations; Keeps well informed of the latest technological developments relating to field of practice; Ensures that staff morale is maintained at a high level by building a reputation for efficient planning and a high level of creative thinking.
Senior Production Engineer

Directs the operation of two or more complex continuous processes, i.e. chemical, mining, etc., producing large quantities of product with reliance upon Engineering control and maintenance systems.
Through subordinates, supervises field crews and control equipment. Administers the personnel aspect for group; Ensures that contractors observe the terms of the contract and adhere to specifications. Authorizes changes to specifications where necessary and negotiates bids for work not covered by the contract. Liaises between own crew or contractors and other agencies or group; Designs certain structures such as retaining walls, culverts and super-span culverts; Checks claims from contractors when these refer to extras or alterations to contract.
Plans production in coordination with other operations and customer demand; Assists technical control personnel in establishing standards and field tests; Coordinates, specifies and schedules production and maintenance activities. Analyzes and corrects off-standard conditions with specialized technical assistance; Accountable for quality, quantity, costs, safety and employee relations.
Recommendations are of broad scope in achievement of objectives. Required to make decisions in the field when plans and contact require alteration. Responsible for the overall performance of crews.
Makes responsible decisions, subject only to highest technical review, on all matters assigned to jurisdiction. Decisions involving large sums of money or the selection of long-range objectives are usually referred to higher authority. Takes courses of action necessary to expedite the successful accomplishment of assigned projects.
Recommends improvements in plant procedures and changes in policy. Participates in policy formulation. Approves salary increases. Has wide latitude for decisions affecting operations.
Works from generally accepted departmental policy and from established priorities. Considers relations with municipalities and other agencies affected by construction.
Work is assigned in terms of broad objectives to be accomplished, leaving wide authority within sphere, with virtually no technical guidance, but subject to general administrative control.
Broad direction received from Plant Manager in a small plant varying to limited supervision from Production Superintendent in a large plant.
Responsible for all aspects of the work of assigned Gives technological advice & direction to a group subordinates. of professional specialists. Understanding the necessity of maintaining an atmosphere of freethinking creativity, outlines difficult problems and methods of approach. Coordinates work programs and directs use of equipment and material. Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Applied Science or its equivalent, normally with seven to ten years' related experience since graduation. Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Applied Science or its equivalent, normally with nine to twelve years (or Master's or other advanced degree with six or more years) of diversified research-development and/or design experience from the graduation level. A B C D E F G H I J K 90 90 90 80 60 40 10 5 5 0 5 475
Directs activities of from 50 to over 200 people depending upon complexity of operation.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Applied Science or its equivalent, normally with nine to twelve years' experience since graduation including five to ten years in a supervisory capacity.
70 65 70 70 50 30 35 10 5 12 5 422
90 65 90 90 60 40 40 5 5 5 3 493
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Chief Design Engineer Summary

Directs the staff of an Engineering office and coordinates the work of the design staff with that of field staff including several professional functions.
Engineering Manager
Manages a large staff, administers and coordinates several professional, sub-professional and/or mechanical trades functions.
Duties
Plans and allocates work on broad general assignments with the limits of company policy; Establishes working programs to attain objective in the most economical manner; Acts as Engineering consultant and advisor to the company; Assists in developing and maintaining contacts inside and outside the company; Makes direct contact with clients.
Works independently on broad general assignments with responsibility for planning associated activities, limited only by company policy; Participates in establishing objectives and basic operating policies. Devises ways of reaching program objectives in the most economical manner and of meeting any unusual conditions affecting work progress; Conducts the normal administrative functions related to position; Acts as Engineering consultant and advisor to the organization; Develops and maintains top level contacts inside and outside the company.
Makes responsible decisions within the limits of company policy. Recommends changes in company policy. Implements policies affecting company expenditure and makes decisions affecting operations.
Makes responsible decisions without reference to superiors. Implements approved major programs involving expenditures of large sums of money. Errors in judgment could cause grave losses.
Broad direction from President or Vice President of company. Work is reviewed for adherence to company policy. Occasional review of technical matters. Selects, rates, disciplines and terminates staff. Reviews and evaluates technical work. Coordinates staff requirements and disposition to suit schedule of work in hand and work planned. Allocates work to various section or project heads. Bachelor's degree in Engineering and broad Engineering experience of fifteen years or more, of which about three to five years should have been in responsible administrative duties.
Work is reviewed for accomplishment, adherence to company policy and coordination with other phases of company's operations.
Makes decisions regarding the selection, development, rating, discipline and termination of staff. Reviews and evaluates technical work. Selects, schedules, and coordinates to attain program objectives. Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Applied Science or its equivalent, normally with broad Engineering experience including responsible administrative duties.
Job Rating Factor
130 65 113 90 70 60 20 5 0 5 3 561
130 65 138 105 80 60 40 5 0 0 0 623
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APPENDIX E
Outlier Data for Filtering
This appendix contains all the outlier information for the filtering process used for this salary survey. The next appendices contain the raw data, for comparison sake, against the filtered data. Table E1: All Industry Outlier Data.
Engineer Data Set Geoscientist Data Set Original Filtered Outliers Original Filtered Outliers Original Data (Outliers due to incomplete) 9075 9070 5 565 565 0 All Industries 9070 8460 610 565 558 7
Table E2: Outlier Data for each Industry Category.
Engineer Data Set Geoscientist Data Set Original Filtered Outliers Original Filtered Outliers Original Data (Outliers due to incomplete) Engineering, Geoscience Consulting Service Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Resource Exploitation (except oil & gas) Resource Exploitation (oil & gas only) Manufacturing (durables) Manufacturing (non-durables) Service and Control (not for profit) Service (for profit) Utility (rate controlled) Advanced Technologies Total
9075 1364 2398 629 2424 98 235 9070 1329 2212 627 2308 98 229 82 480 947 359 8671 5 35 186 2 116 0 6 1 22 25 6 399 565 120 565 120 0 0
No data
16 353
No data
16 346
No data
0 7
No data No data
73 3
No data No data
73 3
No data No data
0 0
83
502 972 365 9070
No data No data
565
No data No data
558
No data No data
7
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Table E3: Outlier Data for Years of Experience Data Set.
Engineer Data Set Geoscientist Data Set Original Filtered Outliers Original Filtered Outliers Original Data (Outliers due to incomplete) 0 to 5 6 to 10 11 to 15 16 to 20 21 to 25 26 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 55 56 to 60 Total
9070 1108 796 494 412 349 262 3863 931 742 477 402 342 259 251 142 36 9 5207 177 54 17 10 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 268 565 80 72 58 33 30 37 43 12 4 370 80 71 58 31 30 37 43 12 4 195 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
251
142 36 9
No data
1
No data
1
No data
0
2 2
3863
2 2
3595
No data
370
No data
367
No data
3
Table E4: Company Size Data Set Outliers.
Engineer Data Set Geoscientist Data Set Original Filtered Outliers Original Filtered Outliers Original Data (Outliers due to incomplete) 1 to 10 Employees 11 to 20 Employees 21 to 50 Employees 51 to 100 Employees 101 to 250 Employees 251 to 500 Employees Over 250 Employees Total
9070 19 11 60 236 164 876 9070 19 11 60 233 164 873 7193 8553 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 511 517 565 565 0
No data
11
No data
11
No data
0
No data
4 58 65 427 565
No data
4 58 65 425 563
No data
0 0 0 2 2
7704
9070
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APPENDIX F
Raw Engineering Data Prior to Filtering
This appendix contains all the raw engineering data prior to filtering, for comparison sake against the filtered data. The number of outliers removed appear earlier in this report. Also in this appendix are the data for some of the engineering trends. Table F1: Annual Engineer Base Salary for All Industries (Raw Data).
AA B C D E F F+
# Engineers
254 920 1234 1501 2215 1727 877 342
Average
$49,911 $64,675 $77,946 $94,229
Mode
$41,600 $64,381 $27,600 $90,000
Standard Median Deviation

$49,920 $67,173 $81,232 $95,030 $6,107 $13,632 $15,062 $14,136 $22,592 $39,101 $51,557 $57,705
Min Value
$32,448 $24,000 $27,600 $33,000 $33,000 $38,400 $91,514 $76,200
Max Value
$66,102 $100,016 $118,912
Full Range
$33,654 $76,016 $91,312
D10
$41,600 $51,548 $64,315 $78,000
D25
$45,760 $60,295 $73,240 $88,200
D50
$49,920 $67,173 $81,232 $95,030
D75
$53,707 $73,500 $87,510
D90
$57,581 $78,000 $92,000
$182,104 $149,104
$102,000 $109,700
$123,331 $120,000 $121,164 $157,598 $133,284 $152,346 $192,606 $180,000 $180,274 $223,054 $300,000 $210,330
$269,069 $236,069 $102,810 $111,693 $121,164 $132,000 $141,354 $403,603 $365,203 $126,230 $139,467 $152,346 $165,500 $200,231 $611,520 $520,006 $147,055 $164,886 $180,274 $202,916 $256,838 $475,000 $398,800 $176,728 $191,619 $210,330 $238,919 $289,500
Table F2: Annual Engineer Base Salary for All Industries over the Past 10 Years (Filtered Data for Figure).
A2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$35,816 $38,109 $38,375 $38,159 $42,226 $44,521 $45,821 $47,820 $49,448 $48,804 $49,911
A
$48,122 $48,912 $50,455 $51,769 $55,408 $60,138 $61,621 $65,215 $65,936 $66,817 $68,048
$67,795 $68,483 $71,128 $73,711 $77,510 $84,474 $87,482 $89,389 $90,023 $92,519 $95,049 $82,249 $84,969 $87,838 $91,113 $97,377
E
$98,336
F+
$56,101 $56,973 $58,595 $60,917 $63,443 $69,274 $71,944 $74,474 $75,172 $78,833 $81,068
$117,936 $138,814
$102,356 $122,470 $148,392 $106,152 $126,442 $150,459 $112,388 $135,173 $168,348 $118,806 $141,769 $172,017
$103,828 $127,852 $150,015 $183,963 $109,189 $132,663 $159,656 $200,144 $109,996 $131,024 $158,100 $200,276 $112,804 $140,151 $165,430 $202,324 $116,802 $145,297 $173,160 $215,204 $120,832 $150,795 $182,056 $212,095
Table F3: Annual Engineer Base Salary for within CONSULTING SERVICES (Raw Data).
AA B C D E F F+
# Engineers
14 227 208 279 248 215 130 43
Average
$50,846 $63,750 $73,800 $88,094 $110,215
Mode
$51,999 $69,000 $78,000 $97,500 $98,000

$51,999 $63,480 $72,904 $87,568 $108,079 $4,415 $7,170 $8,853 $11,831 $16,694 $21,918 $20,348 $33,063
Min Value
$37,440 $46,100 $42,000 $63,999 $77,875 $70,000 $98,904 $76,200
Max Value
$56,159 $100,016 $111,150 $146,016
Full Range
$18,719 $53,916 $69,150 $82,017
D10
$47,469 $55,985 $64,335 $73,671 $92,273
D25
$51,512 $59,400 $68,211 $80,415 $98,700
D50
$51,999 $63,480 $72,904 $87,568
D75
$52,752 $68,179 $78,000 $94,324
D90
$53,206 $72,139 $85,153 $101,841
$190,000 $112,125
$108,079 $117,222 $132,667
$134,237 $136,500 $131,040 $158,312 $168,000 $159,746 $196,680 $190,000 $194,000
$224,400 $154,400 $112,352 $121,493 $131,040 $140,981 $163,469 $226,600 $127,696 $133,875 $147,727 $159,746 $168,155 $182,000 $256,880 $180,680 $167,213 $184,086 $194,000 $209,046 $245,252
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Table F4: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary for within CONSULTING SERVICES (Filtered Data for Figure).
A2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$29,789 $30,283 $32,071 $32,277 $36,806 $40,683 $43,556 $43,805 $47,113 $45,235 $51,877
A
$41,429 $42,609 $45,223 $47,707 $50,077 $54,863 $57,893 $60,643 $62,108 $61,125 $63,364
$57,640 $56,514 $59,937 $63,688 $66,416 $76,423 $77,646 $82,106 $85,840 $84,553 $87,557 $69,310 $71,880 $75,024 $79,708 $82,685 $91,191 $97,086
E
$83,829 $85,264 $90,319 $95,263
F
$98,142
F+
$126,119
$48,938 $49,334 $51,723 $53,569 $55,542 $62,861 $65,246 $70,206 $70,634 $70,741 $72,897
$102,597 $119,477 $104,051 $132,725 $117,445 $133,603
$101,232 $119,436 $140,868 $108,728 $123,877 $145,393 $117,787 $136,818 $169,164
$102,690 $125,368 $148,446 $188,720 $109,123 $136,175 $163,908 $227,428 $104,063 $128,405 $150,172 $186,702 $109,011 $131,763 $158,694 $199,548
Table F5: Annual Engineer Base Salary within ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, and CONSTRUCTION (Raw Data).
AA B C D E F F+
# Engineers
65 189 177 304 561 617 347 138
Average
$45,060 $66,029 $77,236 $94,623
Mode
$41,600 $64,381 $66,982 $73,831

$41,600 $65,000 $76,357 $94,803 $4,927 $5,675 $9,260 $13,946 $32,936 $49,424 $68,150 $66,143
Min Value
$32,448 $49,358 $60,000 $50,400 $52,320 $84,864 $91,514 $88,400
Max Value
$57,500 $91,520 $97,000
Full Range
$25,052 $42,162 $37,000
D10
$41,600 $60,300 $66,982 $74,773
D25
$41,600 $64,381 $67,619 $85,933
D50
$41,600 $65,000 $76,357 $94,803
D75
$49,088 $69,763 $83,200
D90
$50,960 $72,817 $89,864
$182,104 $131,704
$104,000 $111,315
$135,120 $120,000 $126,000 $176,997 $156,000 $157,200 $213,610 $256,838 $188,531 $230,735 $101,680 $214,120
$269,069 $216,749 $108,160 $117,000 $126,000 $139,844 $193,240 $403,603 $318,739 $135,500 $144,870 $157,200 $207,917 $247,054 $611,520 $520,006 $156,000 $170,225 $188,531 $251,946 $302,825 $464,755 $376,355 $187,139 $198,089 $214,120 $238,351 $332,915
Table F6: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary for within ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, and CONSTRUCTION (Filtered Data for Figure).
A2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$38,532 $37,846 $37,993 $38,574 $41,103 $45,704 $47,110 $49,468 $44,164 $37,285 $44,686
A
$49,262 $50,610 $50,478 $51,454 $54,788 $60,730 $63,315 $62,221 $64,179 $64,677 $65,894
$70,299 $70,642 $72,323 $77,251 $78,738 $87,766 $90,912 $89,423 $90,900 $94,684 $94,328 $90,187 $88,456 $90,005 $96,759
F+
$57,780 $58,868 $59,257 $62,177 $64,336 $70,874 $74,555 $73,976 $73,702 $79,080 $77,236
$101,721 $116,906 $137,900 $105,674 $123,287 $146,921 $108,971 $129,997 $154,301 $115,605 $136,503 $169,392
$100,966 $121,516 $145,214 $167,100 $110,335 $135,559 $153,654 $174,608 $117,197 $139,915 $165,958 $189,212 $113,415 $137,425 $164,890 $177,822 $117,882 $153,004 $173,392 $186,487 $119,210 $146,467 $174,381 $206,808 $124,283 $169,994 $199,846 $212,261
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Table F7: Annual Engineer Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (except oil and gas) (Raw Data).
AA B C D E F F+
# Engineers
31 14 73 73 207 185 37 9
Average
$49,750 $79,147 $87,690 $99,078
Mode
$53,707 $81,343 $88,252 $100,218

$51,178 $81,343 $88,252 $99,332 $3,995 $5,075 $4,774 $4,827 $10,812 $9,294 $7,124 $13,428
Min Value
$43,748 $67,500 $74,877 $85,358 $80,000
Max Value
$56,445 $83,011 $96,386 $111,866 $146,860
Full Range
$12,697 $15,511 $21,509 $26,508 $66,860 $56,600 $29,513 $46,272
D10
$44,634 $71,163 $82,920 $93,380
D25
$46,172 $77,810 $85,097 $95,760
D50
$51,178 $81,343 $88,252 $99,332
D75
$53,707 $82,594 $92,136
D90
$53,707 $83,011 $92,553
$102,200 $104,687
$121,759 $130,070 $122,536 $154,073 $148,268 $153,248 $176,302 $180,310 $177,155 $198,163 No value $195,562
$107,873 $114,023 $122,536 $130,070 $134,269 $142,986 $148,268 $153,248 $161,147 $166,492 $164,745 $174,645 $177,155 $180,310 $185,347 $186,817 $189,982 $195,562 $206,199 $212,152
$129,940 $186,540 $158,983 $188,496 $177,178 $223,450
Table F8: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (except oil and gas) (Filtered Data for Figure).
A2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$35,100 $41,331
A
$42,861 $53,923
$60,851 $69,906 $71,573 $73,330 $74,030 $83,738 $92,852 $91,857 $96,094 $99,078 $74,626 $85,490 $85,780 $90,381 $93,149
E
$92,305
F+
$50,714 $57,957 $57,489 $59,659 $61,414 $70,926 $75,571 $81,289 $81,459 $83,905 $87,690
$106,835 $153,174
$103,117 $128,993 $221,840 $103,702 $119,096 $106,447 $122,354 $111,546 $133,513
No data
$41,710 $40,500 $44,400 $46,620 $49,600 $49,431 $48,972 $49,750
No data
$54,535 $57,059 $59,500 $64,145 $71,944 $78,040 $75,279 $79,147
$103,915 $124,453 $138,790 $109,914 $135,159 $153,887 $105,168 $118,023 $134,686 $110,589 $128,389 $143,928
$115,557 $133,412 $165,615 $216,019
$121,961 $153,896 $176,302 $198,163
Table F9: Annual Engineer Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas) (Raw Data).
AA B C D E F F+
# Engineers
25 251 485 354 598 397 225 89
Average
$50,536 $59,904 $76,372 $96,068 $151,569
Mode
$49,462 $24,000 $27,600

$49,920 $73,500 $83,700 $4,638 $22,330 $20,904 $18,954 $17,648 $36,114 $28,018 $46,560
Min Value
$40,810 $24,000 $27,600 $33,000 $33,000 $38,400
Max Value
$63,083 $84,542 $110,250 $130,900
Full Range
$22,273 $60,542 $82,650 $97,900
D10
$45,926 $24,000 $31,500 $73,683
D25
$48,256 $32,250 $78,000 $94,925
D50
$49,920 $73,500 $83,700
D75
$51,272 $77,160 $89,000
D90
$57,400 $79,900 $92,211
$100,000 $100,000 $39,840 $157,590
$100,000 $104,717 $112,000
$123,835 $120,000 $127,033 $198,568 $200,000 $192,000 $236,131 $300,000 $227,300
$161,400 $128,400 $109,009 $115,432 $127,033 $134,000 $140,000 $226,900 $188,500 $134,715 $149,900 $157,590 $167,000 $183,156
$139,534 $299,000 $159,466 $172,338 $179,657 $192,000 $210,000 $244,376 $146,348 $475,000 $328,652 $193,779 $203,525 $227,300 $250,000 $286,000
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Table F10: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas) (Filtered Data for Figure).
A2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
AA B C D E F F+
A
$52,135 $53,546 $55,059 $56,334 $61,434 $66,155 $68,057 $69,281 $80,086 $74,212 $59,904
$69,208 $71,533 $74,930 $78,262 $83,098 $90,278 $92,370 $92,343 $97,869 $86,980 $91,682 $93,054 $95,823
F+
$36,997 $39,825 $40,236 $41,674 $44,242 $47,205 $47,523 $49,916 $49,676 $50,945 $50,536
$58,186 $61,420 $62,625 $65,160 $70,163 $75,682 $77,175 $78,153 $90,936 $83,438 $76,372
$106,148 $128,119 $145,762 $109,185 $132,261 $156,183 $113,313 $136,834 $160,061 $121,424 $147,170 $183,090
$104,759 $128,223 $152,000 $183,425 $111,681 $134,831 $163,515 $206,938 $115,114 $143,146 $172,041 $216,521 $114,307 $134,240 $162,935 $221,413 $121,375 $153,653 $183,985 $231,986
$106,577 $136,061 $175,136 $219,748 $297,340 $101,172 $125,950 $160,592 $195,363 $230,356
Table F11: Annual Engineer Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (durables) (Raw Data).
# Engineers
13 27 26 9 9 7 6 1
Average
$48,609 $69,046 $85,529 $98,017
Mode
$50,000 $65,000 $67,860 No value

$50,000 $68,250 $87,550 $96,000 $5,155 $6,521 $10,762 $11,378 $7,167 $19,245 $24,337 No value
Min Value
$40,000 $57,000 $64,870 $80,028 $92,040 $96,720 No value
Max Value
$62,000 $84,880 $100,000 $115,000 $115,000 $156,485 No value
Full Range
$22,000 $27,880 $35,130 $34,972 $22,960 $59,765 $71,500 No value
D10
$45,000 $61,800 $67,860 $86,406 $95,576
D25
$45,000 $65,000 $80,450 $91,200 $97,128
D50
$50,000 $68,250 $87,550 $96,000
D75
$50,000 $73,968 $94,125
D90
$50,000 $75,200 $96,960
$108,750 $110,672
$103,242 No value $104,910 $128,615 $130,000 $130,000 $143,431 No value $139,168 $260,000 No value $260,000
$104,910 $106,340 $111,000
$108,588 $121,050 $130,000 $137,500 $149,594 $125,250 $133,584 $139,168 $141,313 $165,875 No value No value No value No value No value
$118,500 $190,000
Table F12: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (durables) (Filtered Data for Figure).
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
ANo data No data No data No data

$37,620 $38,400 $44,169 $45,440
A No data
$47,573 $49,428 $50,381 $52,205 $58,418 $43,139
Responsibility Category B C D E No data No data No data No data

$56,474 $56,840 $58,127 $55,304 $63,980 $56,047 $69,638 $71,060 $66,721 $85,529 $66,602 $70,215 $72,043 $70,364 $81,597 $76,217 $80,512 $82,678 $77,776 $98,017 $83,876 $80,973 $84,392 $83,607 $93,176 $90,515 $97,184 $99,193
F No data No data
$115,982
$103,330 $126,308 $103,123 $115,412 $106,590 $116,966
F+ No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
$115,360 $131,298 $148,755
No data
$58,491
$104,654 $123,641 $136,453 $96,324 $111,478 $145,502
No data No data
$48,609
$102,097 $127,536 $166,788 $214,335 $103,242 $128,615 $143,431 $260,000
No data
$69,046
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Table F13: Annual Engineer Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (non-durables) (Raw Data).
AA B C D E F F+
# Engineers
4 18 20 44 72 56 17 4
Average
$50,534 $68,227 $79,318 $97,324
Mode
No value $68,832 $81,096 $85,764

$52,020 $68,832 $80,236 $95,292 $4,406 $2,238 $4,312 $14,513 $13,499 $14,548 $17,126 $38,117
Min Value
$44,096 $65,208 $72,996 $57,192 $68,364 $93,324
Max Value
$54,000 $72,444 $91,344 $129,588 $142,956 $176,748
Full Range
$9,904 $7,236 $18,348 $72,396 $74,592 $83,424 $72,852 $73,020
D10
$46,347 $65,208 $72,996 $85,764
D25
$49,724 $66,114 $77,052 $85,764
D50
$52,020 $68,832 $80,236 $95,292
D75
$52,830 $68,832 $81,096
D90
$53,532 $69,916 $82,266
$107,259 $117,328
$110,470 $113,916 $113,916 $134,056 $133,284 $133,284 $149,068 $143,688 $143,688 $184,410 $151,884 $180,426
$102,456 $105,773 $113,916 $113,916 $122,274 $123,312 $133,284 $133,284 $133,284 $145,254 $141,475 $143,688 $143,688 $143,688 $168,516 $151,884 $151,884 $180,426 $212,952 $220,123
$129,324 $202,176 $151,884 $224,904
Table F14: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (non-durables) (Filtered Data for Figure).
A2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
AA B C D E F F+
A
$51,845 $49,524 $51,332 $56,170 $56,826 $59,487 $64,633 $65,480 $69,700 $66,293 $68,227
$70,877 $68,436 $70,331 $78,514 $79,544 $84,667 $87,330 $92,733 $96,427 $97,324 $82,395 $80,257 $84,633 $90,269 $93,793 $99,992
E
$97,099 $94,517 $98,748
F+
$35,655 $37,245 $37,147 $38,812 $38,373 $43,611 $45,866 $51,143 $52,480 $53,027 $50,534
$59,852 $57,777 $57,959 $67,115 $67,108 $69,335 $72,134 $73,354 $81,670 $79,210 $79,318
$119,355 $150,522 $118,309 $152,251 $122,780 $139,919
$106,645 $135,929 $159,445 $109,203 $127,677 $167,478 $113,550 $129,929 $169,142
$103,605 $117,590 $136,265 $192,719 $105,663 $122,741 $139,288 $189,214 $110,040 $129,922 $155,883 $213,272 $112,731 $134,056 $143,588 $184,410
$100,325 $116,169 $144,937 $182,183 $242,793
Table F15: Annual Engineer Base Salary within SERVICE AND CONTROL (not for profit) (Raw Data).
# Engineers
0 4 18 26 16 6 13 0
Average No data
$76,500 $93,194
Standard Mode Median Deviation No data No data No data

No value $90,000 $76,000 $91,500 $2,646 $5,765 $11,454 $8,550 $16,833 $5,513
Min Value No data

$74,000 $84,500 $59,426
Max Value No data

$80,000 $108,000 $120,000
Full Range No data

$6,000 $23,500 $60,574 $25,500 $47,781 $20,000
D10 No data
$74,300 $88,000 $96,400
D25 No data
$74,750 $89,250
D50 No data
$76,000 $91,500
D75 No data
$77,750 $97,500
D90 No data
$79,100 $99,300
$104,945 $111,000 $106,750 $136,063 $138,000 $134,500 $140,453 No value $144,250 $178,346 $180,000 $180,000
$104,000 $106,750 $110,750 $113,000
$126,000 $151,500 $109,719 $157,500 $170,000 $190,000
$126,750 $129,875 $134,500 $138,500 $150,750 $123,110 $137,375 $144,250 $150,000 $154,000 $170,800 $174,000 $180,000 $180,000 $182,900
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
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Table F16: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within SERVICE AND CONTROL (not for profit) (Filtered Data for Figure).
A2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
AA B C D E F F+
A
$46,917 $45,756 $49,996 $50,318 $56,769 $57,152 $60,541 $64,518 $67,222 $75,700 $76,500
$67,405 $68,056 $72,777 $72,452 $76,807 $78,312 $88,873 $90,468 $96,234 $98,507 $76,386 $79,192 $83,539 $83,421 $89,012 $90,718 $96,389 $99,188
E
$86,104 $89,811 $92,202 $92,538
F+
$28,030 $28,498 $27,384 $31,622 $36,471 $36,471 $40,958 $42,846 $50,148
$53,097 $55,411 $61,778 $59,459 $58,335 $65,830 $73,381 $77,000 $79,889 $87,045 $93,194
$101,918 $122,224 $109,130 $127,625 $109,939 $126,295 $110,864 $120,514
$103,051 $122,453 $164,621 $105,094 $121,780 $138,130 $110,836 $135,381
No data
$114,870 $139,633 $174,104
$104,057 $117,916 $147,401 $189,769 $123,572 $133,487 $167,373
No data No data
$106,766 $136,063 $140,453 $178,346
No data No data
Table F17: Annual Engineer Base Salary within SERVICE (for profit) (Raw Data).
# Engineers
7 35 64 117 127 93 41 18
Average
$48,356 $67,531 $81,067 $96,296
Mode
No value $72,684 $78,960 $93,000

$48,750 $71,928 $80,668 $94,658 $4,951 $8,121 $4,881 $7,105 $10,419 $12,582 $16,957 $27,310
Min Value
$42,000 $48,000 $68,000 $84,000
Max Value
$55,630 $77,575 $97,850 $123,924
Full Range
$13,630 $29,575 $29,850 $39,924 $48,465 $92,000 $95,000
D10
$42,540 $57,556 $75,533 $90,598
D25
$44,772 $60,044 $78,960 $92,004
D50
$48,750 $71,928 $80,668 $94,658
D75
$51,285 $73,440 $82,736 $98,004
D90
$53,842 $75,202 $85,538 $106,806
$121,727 $111,420 $121,104 $152,177 $148,776 $151,752 $176,598 $162,804 $176,952 $197,470 $189,204 $190,128
$102,852 $151,317 $108,000 $200,000 $150,000 $245,000
$109,723 $113,844 $121,104 $127,164 $135,578 $137,507 $147,288 $151,752 $156,216 $163,656 $159,264 $162,804 $176,952 $185,246 $190,608
$153,696 $272,251 $118,555 $177,500 $185,898 $190,128 $201,067 $222,190
Table F18: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within SERVICE (for profit) (Filtered Data for Figure).
A2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$35,811 $37,609
A
$43,407 $48,253
No data
$38,100 $40,332 $42,815
No data
$44,880 $53,638 $59,355 $59,437 $67,010 $68,689 $70,027 $67,531
Responsibility Category B C D E F F+ No data $60,847 $74,544 $86,249 $110,986 No data $55,861 $73,091 $88,574 $102,380 $119,697 No data $49,921 $64,792 $88,823 $101,279 $118,087 No data $45,607 $60,920 $87,620 $110,560 $111,167 No data
$61,310 $69,824 $71,957 $75,212 $80,154 $80,117 $80,787 $80,414 $86,978 $86,525 $88,921 $97,830 $92,294 $94,608 $101,520 $123,167 $147,881 $195,293 $108,935 $129,851 $148,134 $175,959 $104,962 $126,632 $144,039 $186,165 $109,021 $138,169 $166,046 $176,522 $124,425 $157,810 $198,775 $253,625 $118,114 $145,757 $172,892 $191,874 $121,727 $151,354 $174,888 $189,200

$48,356
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Table F19: Annual Engineer Base Salary within UTILITY (rate controlled) (Raw Data).
AA B C D E F F+
# Engineers
92 110 131 197 247 114 45 36
Average
$53,354 $73,146 $82,058 $97,358
Mode
$46,352 $72,271 $78,979 $89,784

$53,791 $72,271 $81,745 $95,060 $6,137 $4,981 $7,132 $10,050 $12,742 $17,009 $26,918 $74,778
Min Value
$35,100 $59,945 $69,713 $59,508 $71,645
Max Value
$66,102 $84,764 $118,912 $144,872 $160,000
Full Range
$31,002 $24,819 $49,199 $85,364 $88,356 $84,585
D10
$46,352 $68,320 $73,863 $88,230
D25
$48,765 $69,862 $77,214 $90,776
D50
$53,791 $72,271 $81,745 $95,060
D75
$57,216 $75,605 $86,039
D90
$60,611 $81,700 $91,000
$100,619 $109,805
$119,828 $113,000 $117,267 $147,999 $146,000 $144,581 $167,091 No value $160,228 $217,831 No value $187,529
$105,510 $111,550 $117,267 $129,076 $136,522 $129,355 $137,496 $144,581 $157,325 $172,050
$116,380 $200,965
$131,179 $232,500 $101,321 $136,848 $143,994 $160,228 $188,000 $206,658 $152,581 $475,000 $322,419 $167,601 $171,692 $187,529 $225,400 $302,000
Table F20: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within UTILITY (rate controlled) (Filtered Data for Figure).
A2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
AA B C D E F F+
A
$47,500 $50,456 $51,694 $52,031 $54,092 $58,833 $63,929 $69,844 $73,126 $67,872 $73,146
$69,412 $68,272 $71,416 $72,444 $73,898 $80,290 $87,499 $95,748 $97,810 $90,049 $95,931 $83,372 $83,042 $87,972 $90,650 $94,183 $98,199
F+
$36,054 $38,529 $39,180 $41,194 $42,730 $45,364 $45,611 $48,212 $50,398 $52,791 $53,554
$56,361 $58,284 $58,289 $61,921 $61,097 $64,638 $71,394 $77,287 $80,364 $75,562 $81,774
$101,733 $112,369 $125,144 $101,842 $117,034 $129,920 $108,083 $120,683 $151,641 $112,401 $131,158 $238,420 $111,823 $132,073 $250,000 $116,795 $139,805 $181,737
$108,672 $134,872 $159,995 $227,020 $113,212 $132,128 $160,706 $267,835 $120,337 $144,983 $185,028 $321,763 $115,160 $139,288 $166,932 $232,241 $119,575 $146,271 $167,091 $199,294
Table F21: Annual Engineer Base Salary within ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (Raw Data).
# Engineers
3 45 32 98 130 37 16 4
Average
$50,004 $57,749 $71,779 $86,881
Mode
$50,004 $54,000 No value $74,000

$50,004 $56,000 $72,585 $88,053 $0 $5,048 $7,516 $9,972 $11,994 $12,732 $22,518 $35,659
Min Value
$50,004 $53,000 $60,480 $68,500 $80,000
Max Value
$50,004 $72,936 $85,068 $111,634 $145,814
Full Range
$0 $19,936 $24,588 $43,134 $65,814 $52,903 $73,500 $83,480
D10
$50,004 $54,000 $61,650 $74,000 $98,196
D25
$50,004 $54,000 $63,644 $78,604
D50
$50,004 $56,000 $72,585 $88,053
D75
$50,004 $60,049 $77,774 $94,823
D90
$50,004 $65,808 $80,188 $98,986
$112,829 $107,000 $111,993 $139,266 No value $141,132 $158,631 No value $159,240 $198,194 No value $192,947
$105,524 $111,993 $121,658 $128,912
$105,000 $157,903 $126,500 $200,000 $161,700 $245,180
$120,407 $134,796 $141,132 $149,306 $152,301 $128,654 $142,757 $159,240 $175,048 $185,052 $167,927 $177,269 $192,947 $213,872 $232,657
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Table F22: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Base Salary within ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (Filtered Data for Figure).
A2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$30,960 $36,208 $36,535 $38,101 $38,539 $44,298 $41,530 $41,131 $53,042 $44,688 $50,004
A
$47,570 $47,762 $49,953 $51,014 $50,548 $51,742 $63,266 $56,498 $60,227 $56,129 $56,068
$68,562 $69,904 $72,781 $74,853 $78,077 $80,225 $85,961 $83,518 $89,140 $84,448 $86,881 $85,966 $85,988 $89,794 $92,930 $96,865 $98,517
F+
$56,839 $56,113 $57,658 $60,008 $62,572 $65,253 $67,693 $65,326 $70,652 $68,769 $71,779
$103,705 $104,300 $124,750 $105,073 $121,792 $242,923 $109,240 $121,912
No data
$111,811 $111,577 $146,252 $117,028 $135,918 $171,254 $118,348 $132,669 $127,914
$107,794 $121,759 $140,115 $192,463 $106,284 $124,415 $136,677 $187,576 $114,749 $142,081 $160,014 $211,992 $108,884 $130,037 $147,187 $156,667 $112,829 $139,266 $158,631 $198,194
Table F23: 10 Year Trend for Annual Engineer Total Compensation for All Industries (Filtered Data for Figure).
A2002 No data 2003 No data 2004 $38,534 2005 $38,303 2006 $42,515 2007 $44,660 2008 $466,606 2009 $49,121 2010 $49,603 2011 $48,814 2012 $52,078
A No data No data
$51,783 $53,137 $58,098 $64,042 $66,239 $69,986 $69,741 $71,225 $74,818
Responsibility Category B C D E No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
$60,587 $64,400 $67,728 $74,732 $79,162 $80,461 $80,466 $86,572 $73,975 $77,707 $82,846 $91,163 $95,818 $97,705 $95,685 $98,199 $92,537 $97,367
F No data No data
F+ No data No data
$114,776 $136,484 $172,262 $124,050 $154,101 $215,456
$105,708 $133,984 $164,299 $214,608 $117,110 $147,531 $185,326 $267,226 $126,162 $155,884 $194,036 $281,139 $124,178 $153,096 $197,202 $295,901 $122,316 $156,160 $192,091 $245,956 $127,823 $162,432 $198,207 $263,462
$101,169 $108,132 $147,942 $187,023 $228,973 $297,112
Table F24: Base Salary by Years of Experience since Graduation for Engineers (Raw Data).
Years since Graduation
0 to 5 6 to 10 11 to 15 16 to 20 21 to 25 26 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40
# Engineers Average
1108 796 494 412 349 262 251 142 $98,983
Mode
$69,000

$81,456 $55,818 $43,517 $39,143 $37,306 $45,375 $50,397 $44,856 $39,678 $41,619 $44,019 $37,065 $62,678
Min Value
$42,000 $50,400 $49,920 $57,192 $67,392 $63,190 $74,880 $70,005 $84,500 $98,904 $118,151 $96,720
Max Value
$428,064 $452,525 $464,755 $300,000 $370,000 $475,000 $300,000 $276,700 $249,300 $251,015 $170,568 $185,360
Full Range
$386,064 $402,125 $414,835 $242,808
D10
$62,300 $74,667 $87,370 $92,004
D25
$69,461 $85,228 $99,635
D50
$81,456
D75
$96,386
D90
$167,489
$110,461 $100,000 $100,761 $124,772 $130,000 $117,800 $134,021 $133,284 $129,902 $151,896 $133,284 $144,000 $156,430 $133,284 $146,800 $170,027 $180,000 $165,000 $162,813 $133,284 $159,938 $164,124 No value $156,750 $144,765 No value $143,520 $144,359 No value $144,359 $141,040 No value $141,040
$100,761 $119,912 $151,620 $117,800 $139,248 $163,940
$107,536 $129,902 $154,850 $183,984
$302,608 $105,000 $118,900 $144,000 $178,000 $204,673 $411,810 $104,083 $124,359 $146,800 $185,037 $222,960 $225,120 $123,035 $138,198 $165,000 $195,920 $233,100 $206,695 $117,434 $133,284 $159,938 $189,678 $208,607 $164,800 $120,079 $130,133 $156,750 $200,881 $211,715 $152,111 $103,301 $125,332 $143,520 $147,085 $169,915 $52,418 $88,640 $123,392 $131,255 $144,359 $157,464 $165,326 $105,584 $118,880 $141,040 $163,200 $176,496
41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 55 56 to 60
36 9 2 2
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Table F25: Annual Engineer Base Salary for Company Size 51 to 100 Employees (Raw Data).
AA B C D E F F+ 8 47 51 30 41 35 15 9 $47,837 $66,709 $81,151
Mode
$50,004 $69,000 $74,880

$49,920 $69,000 $81,270 $96,982 $4,327 $6,136 $6,032 $10,306 $14,593 $16,570 $12,824 $49,884
Min Value
$37,440 $46,100 $68,640 $59,426 $80,000
Max Value
$50,004 $79,000 $95,000 $110,000 $160,000
Full Range
$12,564 $32,900 $26,360 $50,574 $80,000 $76,821 $43,811
D10
$44,412 $59,043 $73,815 $84,820 $98,800
D25
$47,850 $61,554 $77,370 $90,975
D50
$49,920 $69,000 $81,270 $96,982
D75
$50,004 $69,554 $85,279
D90
$50,004 $72,962 $89,500
$94,895 $100,000
$101,076 $104,184
$112,850 No value $109,400 $139,240 $140,000 $140,000 $169,870 $165,000 $166,400 $224,151 No value $207,800
$104,700 $109,400 $121,000 $132,824
$109,719 $186,540 $147,085 $190,896
$123,400 $130,000 $140,000 $145,356 $155,955 $153,908 $164,124 $166,400 $180,604 $185,000
$176,678 $339,200 $162,522 $177,078 $200,000 $207,800 $238,600 $268,652
Table F26: Annual Engineer Base Salary for Company Size 251 to 500 Employees (Raw Data).
AA B C D E F F+ 10 85 122 195 205 170 63 26 $49,855 $68,420 $80,402
Mode
$45,760 $72,800 $83,200

$46,865 $70,000 $81,534 $98,259 $6,469 $6,993 $7,786 $12,921 $14,044 $18,376 $24,817 $24,270
Min Value
$41,600 $49,358 $61,646 $68,500 $86,000
Max Value
$59,183 $91,520 $95,680 $169,832
Full Range
$17,583 $42,162 $34,034 $83,832 $89,633 $94,619
D10
$43,846 $60,003 $69,711 $80,766
D25
$45,760 $63,003 $74,911 $90,000
D50
$46,865 $70,000 $81,534 $98,259
D75
$55,124 $72,800 $85,657
D90
$59,183 $75,831 $89,761
$97,472 $104,000
$182,104 $113,604
$105,841 $111,064
$125,137 $124,800 $125,798 $157,984 $156,000 $157,750 $184,293 $156,000 $187,200 $226,184 No value $224,898
$106,599 $116,230 $125,798 $134,722 $140,292 $136,443 $146,505 $157,750 $169,807 $183,100 $192,785 $214,430 $224,898 $244,304 $257,334
$110,000 $199,633 $182,458 $277,077
$126,000 $245,000 $119,000 $153,670 $169,426 $187,200 $201,105 $213,657
Table F27: Annual Engineer Base Salary for Company Size over 500 Employees (Raw Data).
AA B C D E F F+ 210 758 1021 1240 1933 1481 770 291 $49,842 $64,111 $77,539 $93,462
Mode
$41,600 $64,381 $27,600 $90,000

$49,462 $66,528 $81,480 $94,801 $6,220 $14,579 $16,147 $14,252 $23,430 $41,356 $54,066 $59,959
Min Value
$32,448 $24,000 $27,600 $33,000 $33,000 $38,400 $91,514 $88,400
Max Value
$66,102 $100,016 $118,912
Full Range
$33,654 $76,016 $91,312
D10
$41,600 $39,518 $62,235 $76,750
D25
$45,382 $60,002 $72,800 $87,750
D50
$49,462 $66,528 $81,480 $94,801
D75
$53,909 $74,145 $88,000
D90
$57,512 $78,500 $92,136
$146,016 $113,016
$101,025 $108,600
$123,482 $113,916 $120,840 $158,340 $133,284 $152,100 $194,325 $180,000 $180,292 $222,796 $300,000 $207,725
$269,069 $236,069 $102,968 $111,600 $120,840 $131,873 $141,618 $403,603 $365,203 $126,500 $139,200 $152,100 $165,009 $212,809 $611,520 $520,006 $146,238 $164,894 $180,292 $205,000 $264,177 $475,000 $386,600 $174,973 $190,529 $207,725 $237,500 $291,200
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APPENDIX G
Raw Geoscientist Data Prior to Filtering
This appendix contains all the raw geoscience data prior to filtering, for comparison sake against the filtered data. The number of outliers removed appear earlier in this report. Also in this appendix are the data for some of the geoscientist trends. Table G1: Annual Geoscientists Base Salary for All Industries (Raw Data).
AA B C D E F F+ 3 27 69 137 131 103 75 20 $50,613 68,936 82,483 100,094 123,479 161,238 200,133 230,971
Mode
$49,920 75,000 89,000 100,000 121,000 165,000 195,000 230,000

$49,920 $75,000 $86,500 $100,000 $124,400 $165,000 $194,398 $233,650 $1,200 11,265 10,897 10,397 14,077 17,602 28,647 28,176
Min Value
$49,920 $46,001 $46,644 $69,000 $79,500
Max Value
$51,999 $86,500 $101,000 $125,600 $151,980
Full Range
$2,079 $40,500 $54,356 $56,600 $72,480 $94,050
D10
$49,920 $53,078 $67,596 $87,590
D25
$49,920 $59,175 $76,000 $94,000
D50
$49,920 $75,000 $86,500
D75
$50,960 $77,000 $90,500
D90
$51,583 $79,200 $92,289
$100,000 $105,900 $114,400
$105,904 $116,802 $124,400 $134,200 $139,513 $131,909 $152,155 $165,000 $173,050 $178,800
$108,950 $203,000
$148,500 $289,700 $141,200 $170,600 $183,325 $194,398 $209,350 $242,200 $170,250 $288,100 $117,850 $201,076 $214,211 $233,650 $242,675 $270,500
Table G2: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for all Industries over the Past 10 Years (Filtered Data for Figure).
A2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$37,055 $43,245 $47,259 $47,365 $49,759 $47,253 $51,960 $52,943 $58,322 $49,339 $50,613
A
$47,501 $52,602 $52,494 $54,431 $58,265 $64,039 $68,117 $66,507 $68,600 $67,760 $68,936
$68,547 $70,661 $73,445 $77,959 $81,537 $90,794 $93,481 $91,575 $95,340 $96,523 $89,099 $94,759 $97,398
F+
$54,659 $58,916 $57,639 $64,117 $66,267 $72,210 $76,451 $75,481 $76,047 $79,677 $83,010
$107,803 $126,775 $142,961 $112,655 $130,198 $154,622 $116,995 $133,234 $155,315
$100,653 $126,989 $140,195 $173,025 $104,679 $132,318 $149,307 $167,059 $90,794 $140,564 $159,775 $186,913 $116,605 $148,604 $169,651 $197,985 $113,166 $151,285 $172,772 $208,892 $118,922 $154,685 $178,235 $197,926 $121,000 $159,166 $186,564 $197,465
$100,094 $123,818 $161,750 $195,740 $230,971
Table G3: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within CONSULTING SERVICES (Raw Data).
AA B C D E F F+ 2 15 36 67 74 77 63 19 $49,920 $77,569 $86,929
Mode
$49,920 $75,000 $89,000

$49,920 $77,000 $88,624 $0 $3,493 $5,881 $8,351 $10,326 $10,985 $27,134 $28,839
Min Value
$49,920 $73,000 $69,750 $93,000
Max Value
$49,920 $86,500 $94,180 $125,600
Full Range
$0 $13,500 $24,430 $32,600 $46,076 $66,675
D10
$49,920 $75,000 $77,595 $94,540
D25
$49,920 $75,418 $86,000 $98,250
D50
$49,920 $77,000 $88,624
D75
$49,920 $78,000 $91,000
D90
$49,920 $82,200 $92,331
$103,963 $105,000 $102,000 $129,520 $118,000 $129,283 $168,844 $165,000 $169,616 $206,035 $195,000 $195,900 $231,517 $230,000 $237,300
$102,000 $107,432 $116,100
$105,904 $151,980 $136,325 $203,000
$117,526 $121,449 $129,283 $136,883 $141,577 $155,000 $162,500 $169,616 $175,000 $180,211
$176,000 $289,700 $113,700 $182,424 $187,400 $195,900 $211,450 $249,392 $170,250 $288,100 $117,850 $200,912 $210,807 $237,300 $242,950 $271,000
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Table G4: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within CONSULTING SERVICES (Filtered Data for Figure).
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 $46,171 2011 $48,588 2012 $51,999
ANo data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
A No data No data
$41,329 $44,880 $48,706 $55,959 $58,342 $59,873 $60,513 $60,539 $58,145
$45,711 $53,446 $56,466 $62,838 $66,223 $68,066 $66,898 $70,618 $69,040 $58,031 $57,651 $64,771 $74,850 $77,690 $81,931 $79,905 $87,019 $75,900 $81,959 $85,507 $96,797
F+ No data No data $92,286 $100,473 No data
F No data No data
$107,179 $120,949 $135,127 $104,881 $130,745 $134,044 $110,505 $130,460 $144,204
$108,450 $129,873 $134,879 $170,765 $105,163 $127,395
No data $85,841 $104,174 $127,765 $159,450 No data

$100,735 $120,288 $163,987 $174,700 $108,223 $134,783 $169,414 $220,600
No data
Table G5: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, and CONSTRUCTION (Filtered Data).
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
ANo data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
A No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
Responsibility Category B C D E No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
F No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
F+ No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
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Table G6: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (except oil and gas) (Filtered Data).
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 $48,900 2012 No data
ANo data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
A No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data

$85,866 $79,233
Responsibility Category B C D E No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data $85,020 $131,237 No data $173,514
No data
F No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data $84,943 $96,050 $111,500 $120,671 No data $88,656 $101,131 $123,783 $154,173 No data
Table G7: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within RESOURCE EXPLOITATION (only oil and gas) (Filtered Data for Figure).
A2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
$37,528 $44,216 $48,262 $47,365 $49,759 $47,253 $52,931 $53,058 $53,520 $51,615 $49,920
A
$51,283 $53,474 $55,963 $57,593 $61,222 $66,682 $69,196 $71,256 $79,016 $76,540 $77,569
$69,388 $72,032 $77,260 $81,809 $85,162 $92,844 $94,765 $95,283 $99,216 $90,349 $96,998
F+
$55,920 $60,448 $62,955 $66,934 $68,935 $74,386 $77,355 $79,364 $91,280 $83,687 $87,420
$108,014 $127,276 $142,617 $114,443 $131,121 $154,622
$102,709 $119,465 $135,976 $155,826 $106,098 $128,541 $142,916 $177,862 $109,894 $135,157 $151,137 $170,756 $114,559 $143,482 $160,513 $189,408 $117,469 $150,009 $171,511 $199,221 $116,727 $154,276 $173,042 $207,770 $124,167 $163,809 $189,474 $203,345
$112,031 $146,553 $190,478 $229,506 $258,154 $103,963 $129,520 $168,822 $201,149 $231,517
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Table G8: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (durables) (Filtered Data).
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Responsibility Category B C D E No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data $86,052 No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
Table G9: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within MANUFACTURING (non-durables) (Filtered Data).
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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Table G10: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within SERVICE AND CONTROL (not for profit) (Filtered Data for Figure).
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
A No data No data No data No data

$59,825 $64,717
Responsibility Category B C D E F No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data $62,862 $73,879 $94,169 No data No data $67,125 $74,218 $95,965 No data $133,333
$72,457 $76,200 $79,967 $81,773 $86,129 $88,650 $91,828 $82,556 $86,746 $92,255 $97,445 $112,817 $122,860 $136,409 $104,108 $130,562 $155,000
No data $170,667 $95,770 $112,455 $134,421 No data

$100,864 $120,972 $138,774 $162,500 $100,361 $119,267 $134,150 $162,500 $103,515 $123,806 $139,700 $168,333
Table G11: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within SERVICE (for profit) (Filtered Data).
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
A No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data

$55,783
Responsibility Category B C D E No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
No data
F+ No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data $69,752 $82,387 $117,484 $125,675 $150,704 No data No data $102,052 $124,811 No data No data No data
F No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
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Table G12: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within UTILITY (rate controlled) (Filtered Data).
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Table G13: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Base Salary within ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (Filtered Data).
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
A No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data

$65,400
Responsibility Category B C D E No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
No data
F No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data $77,200 $109,200 $118,200 $145,950 No data No data No data No data No data No data
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Table G14: 10 Year Trend for Annual Geoscientist Total Compensation for All Industries (Filtered Data for Figure).
A2002 No data 2003 No data 2004 $47,259 2005 $47,401 2006 $49,882 2007 $47,253 2008 $52,083 2009 $54,187 2010 $48,547 2011 $49,400 2012 $50,613
Years since Graduation
0 to 5 6 to 10 11 to 15 16 to 20 21 to 25 26 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40
A No data No data
$55,594 $59,364 $64,240 $71,342 $72,311 $75,602 $73,716 $71,792 $77,016
$61,592 $70,116 $75,666 $83,479 $90,751 $89,215 $84,220 $87,705 $99,868 $80,438 $87,661 $96,909
F No data No data
F+ No data No data
$109,034 $136,933 $156,182 $190,200 $114,820 $153,394 $177,034 $233,534 $125,602 $174,847 $214,844 $237,730
$108,380 $143,466 $182,517 $234,532 $309,980 $114,047 $168,994 $184,883 $238,551 $302,066 $111,196 $142,019 $195,326 $260,789 $366,228 $106,872 $140,783 $185,996 $222,244 $265,958 $105,622 $138,946 $188,304 $227,083 $251,634 $113,438 $159,077 $229,062 $282,571 $394,791
Table G15: Base Salary by Years of Experience since Graduation for Geoscientists (Raw Data).
# Geoscientists Average
80 72 58 33 30 37 43 12 $82,467
Mode
$90,000

$86,000 $14,054 $18,766 $21,397 $36,221 $40,552 $46,725 $48,742 $38,014 $39,561
Min Value
$46,001 $54,600 $82,000 $85,680 $92,352 $88,382 $79,500 $112,972 $125,383
Max Value
$108,880 $160,700 $179,885 $270,620 $247,000 $277,900 $289,700 $253,900 $210,000
Full Range
$62,880 $106,100 $97,885
D10
$61,735 $76,517 $91,715
D25
$75,450 $91,650
D50
$86,000
D75
$91,050
D90
$99,550
$100,467 $100,000 $100,500 $118,850 $128,000 $119,496 $134,288 $165,000 $128,000 $146,353 $175,000 $149,603 $190,111 $165,000 $178,000 $188,358 $170,000 $192,700 $171,320 No value $179,525 $183,971 No value $200,250
$100,500 $113,625 $119,962
$103,273 $119,496 $132,452 $143,291
$184,940 $102,560 $113,500 $128,000 $145,607 $165,000 $154,648 $101,885 $107,914 $149,603 $175,750 $189,950 $189,518 $134,400 $165,000 $178,000 $228,700 $258,264 $210,200 $118,736 $166,310 $192,700 $220,050 $242,800 $140,928 $129,851 $140,129 $179,525 $187,250 $200,060 $84,617 $146,268 $177,596 $200,250 $206,625 $208,650
41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 55 56 to 60
4 0 1 0
No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data $162,000 No value $162,000 No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No value No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
No data
Table G16: Annual Geoscientist Base Salary for Company Size over 500 Employees (Raw Data).
AA B C D E F F+ 2 17 58 114 101 70 56 9 $49,920 $69,129 $82,736
Mode
$49,920 $75,000 $89,000
Median
$49,920 $75,000 $87,750
Standard Deviation
$0 $11,400 $11,627 $10,456 $13,619 $17,577 $30,276 $24,083
Min Value
$49,920 $46,001 $46,644 $69,000 $87,150
Max Value
$49,920 $86,500 $101,000 $125,600 $148,000
Full Range
$0 $40,500 $54,356 $56,600 $60,850 $94,050 $70,486
D10
$49,920 $57,611 $65,704 $87,295
D25
$49,920 $59,350 $74,835 $95,065
D50
$49,920 $75,000 $87,750
D75
$49,920 $78,000 $91,000
D90
$49,920 $81,800 $92,880
$100,479 $100,000 $100,875 $123,730 $128,000 $125,000 $160,739 $170,000 $166,803 $202,180 $195,000 $194,456 $243,092 $230,000 $240,000
$100,875 $106,000 $114,700
$105,904 $117,000 $125,000 $134,000 $139,513 $135,893 $151,198 $166,803 $172,500 $178,100 $218,812 $230,000 $240,000 $247,000 $277,620
$108,950 $203,000 $217,614 $288,100
$162,000 $289,700 $127,700 $177,230 $186,000 $194,456 $206,500 $251,070
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2012 BASE SALARY RESULTS

ALL INDUSTRY BASE SALARY FOR ENGINEERS

$120,832 $120,000 $120,500 $150,795 $133,284 $150,837 $182,056 $180,000 $179,208

$212,095 $300,000 $207,800 $101,680

Table 7: Annual Engineer Base Salary Percentage Increase.

2010 2011 2012

A3.3% -1.3% 2.2%